| Ninety-nine male and female undergraduate students completed surveys which examined their self-esteem, body image satisfaction, and drive for muscularity. The instruments used in this study included a demographic survey, the Contour Drawings Rating Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS). Group comparison and correlational designs were used to determine the relationships between these variables. Although research has indicated that females report lower self-esteem than males, this study found no significant difference between male and female self-esteem. On the other hand, females were found to be significantly more dissatisfied with their body image than male participants. Results indicated that male undergraduate students had a significantly higher drive for muscularity than female undergraduate students. Lastly, no correlation was found between body image satisfaction and self-esteem across genders. |
