A growing body of research suggests that sexual minority men (SMM) experience greater body image concerns including body shame, body surveillance, drive for muscularity and drive for thinness than heterosexual men. However, little is known regarding the potential factors that can buffer these relationships. The aim of the present study was to examine the role that both self-compassion and relationship status may play in decreasing the strength of the relationship between sexual minority status and body image concerns. A sample of = 106 SMM and = 145 heterosexual men completed an online survey assessing body image concerns, self-compassion, and relationship status. Findings revealed that SMM reported higher levels of body image concerns (on all measures, except drive for muscularity) as compared to heterosexual men. Self-compassion moderated the link between sexual orientation and drive for muscularity: in men with higher levels of self-compassion, sexual orientation was no longer associated with drive for muscularity. But, among men with less self-compassion, SMM reported higher drive for muscularity than heterosexual men. Moreover, relationship status moderated the relationship between sexual orientation and body shame and drive for thinness, such that, among SMM only, being in a relationship was associated with lower levels of these concerns.

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自我慈悲和关系状态调节性少数状态和身体形象问题之间的关系

越来越多的研究表明，性少数男性 (SMM) 比异性恋男性更关注身体形象，包括身体羞耻、身体监视、对肌肉的渴望和对苗条的渴望。然而，人们对于缓冲这些关系的潜在因素知之甚少。本研究的目的是探讨自我慈悲和关系状态在降低性少数状态和身体形象问题之间的关系强度方面可能发挥的作用。 = 106 名 SMM 和 = 145 名异性恋男性样本完成了一项在线调查，评估身体形象问题、自我同情和关系状况。调查结果显示，与异性恋男性相比，SMM 对身体形象的担忧程度更高（在所有指标上，除了对肌肉的追求）。自我同情调节了性取向和肌肉驱动之间的联系：在自我同情水平较高的男性中，性取向不再与肌肉驱动有关。但是，SMM 报告称，自我同情心较差的男性比异性恋男性更渴望肌肉发达。此外，恋爱关系状况调节了性取向与身体羞耻感和瘦身欲望之间的关系，因此，仅在 SMM 中，恋爱关系与这些担忧的水平较低相关。