Exercise dependence and the drive for muscularity in male bodybuilders, power lifters, and fitness lifters

Bruce D. Hale; Andrew D. Roth; Ryan E. DeLong; Michael S. Briggs

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.02.001

Exercise dependence and the drive for muscularity in male bodybuilders, power lifters, and fitness lifters

Bruce D. Hale, Andrew D. Roth, Ryan E. DeLong, Michael S. Briggs

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Researchers have hypothesized differences in exercise dependence and drive for muscularity between bodybuilders and power lifters, while others have not found the predicted differences. This study assessed 146 weight lifters (bodybuilders, n = 59; power lifters, n = 47; fitness lifters, n = 40) on the Exercise Dependence Scale, Bodybuilding Dependence Scale, and the Drive for Muscularity Scale. Results showed that bodybuilders and power lifters were significantly higher than fitness lifters on EDS Total, 7 EDS scales, and the 3 BDS scales. In contrast, power lifters were found to be significantly higher on DMS Total and DMS Behavior scales than bodybuilders. The regression results suggest that exercise dependence may be directly related to the drive for muscularity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	234-239
Number of pages	6
Journal	Body Image
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.02.001
State	Published - Jun 2010

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