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Modern Wisdom

#646 - Scott Griffiths - Why Are So Many Men Unhappy With Their Bodies?

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Scott Griffiths is a researcher and psychologist at the University of Melbourne and an author known for his work on male body dissatisfaction and muscle dysmorphia. Many men have experienced this phenomenon - looking at photos of ripped guys on social media and longing for a more muscular physique. Why are so many men dissatisfied with their bodies and why do they continue to feel bad even when they're in great condition? Expect to learn the risk factors associated with body dysmorphia, why men's body dysmorphia is on track to overtake women's, the influence of action figures on the our expectations, the preferences men and women truly have regarding different body types, why gay men exhibit higher rates of body dysmorphia, if your concerns over your height and penis size are genuinely warranted and much more... Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on Marek Health’s comprehensive blood panels at https://marekhealth.com/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow Scott on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Scott1Griffiths Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's happening people? Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Scott Griffiths.

0:04.3

He's a researcher and psychologist at the University of Melbourne and an author

0:08.1

known for his work on male body dissatisfaction and muscle dysmorphia.

0:12.3

Many men have experienced this phenomenon, looking at photos of ripped guys on social media and

0:17.2

longing for a more muscular physique. Why are so many men dissatisfied with their bodies?

0:22.3

And why did they continue to feel bad even when they're in great condition?

0:25.8

Expect to learn the risk factors associated with body dysmorphia. Why men's body dysmorphia

0:30.8

is on track to overtake women's? The influence of action figures on our expectations,

0:35.1

the preferences men and women truly have regarding different body types. Why gay men exhibit

0:40.4

higher rates of body dysmorphia? If your concerns over your height and penis size are genuinely

0:45.6

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