Lawrence (Larry) Monocello
@larrytm-phd.bsky.social
PhD in Biocultural Medical Anthropology | male body image and eating disorders | South Korea | Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Psychiatry | posts/views are my own
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I just got a lot of followers from Korea-related starter packs, so I should probably clarify who I am.
I’m a biocultural medical anthropologist who studies cultural and gender variations in body image and eating disorders. My research has focused on young men in South Korea. 🧵 #anthrosky #bodyimage
I’m a biocultural medical anthropologist who studies cultural and gender variations in body image and eating disorders. My research has focused on young men in South Korea. 🧵 #anthrosky #bodyimage
New publication! The cultural consonance-health relationship goes beyond having cultural consonance to how cultural consonance is actually enacted. Here, the specific body ideal enacted shaped eating disorder risk among young Korean men.
#bodyimage #anthrosky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#bodyimage #anthrosky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Cultural Consonance Space: Multiplicities and Enactments of Male Body Ideals in South Korea - Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry
Cultural consonance, defined as the extent to which one is able to approximate a given cultural model in one’s own life, is a highly adaptive theory and method which anthropologists have used for deca...
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December 13, 2024 at 9:19 PM
New publication! The cultural consonance-health relationship goes beyond having cultural consonance to how cultural consonance is actually enacted. Here, the specific body ideal enacted shaped eating disorder risk among young Korean men.
#bodyimage #anthrosky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#bodyimage #anthrosky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I just got a lot of followers from Korea-related starter packs, so I should probably clarify who I am.
I’m a biocultural medical anthropologist who studies cultural and gender variations in body image and eating disorders. My research has focused on young men in South Korea. 🧵 #anthrosky #bodyimage
I’m a biocultural medical anthropologist who studies cultural and gender variations in body image and eating disorders. My research has focused on young men in South Korea. 🧵 #anthrosky #bodyimage
December 4, 2024 at 5:29 PM
I just got a lot of followers from Korea-related starter packs, so I should probably clarify who I am.
I’m a biocultural medical anthropologist who studies cultural and gender variations in body image and eating disorders. My research has focused on young men in South Korea. 🧵 #anthrosky #bodyimage
I’m a biocultural medical anthropologist who studies cultural and gender variations in body image and eating disorders. My research has focused on young men in South Korea. 🧵 #anthrosky #bodyimage
While #BMI is associated with disordered eating, it cannot account for cross-cultural differences in the meanings of body sizes. A cultural models approach leads to more emically valid interpretations of cultural variations in ED risk #bodyimage #anthropology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A cultural models approach to understanding body fatness perceptions and disordered eating in young South Korean men
Objective The eating disorders field has been limited by a predominant focus on White, Western women, and there is growing recognition of the need to understand cross-cultural variation in key const...
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November 25, 2024 at 4:37 AM
While #BMI is associated with disordered eating, it cannot account for cross-cultural differences in the meanings of body sizes. A cultural models approach leads to more emically valid interpretations of cultural variations in ED risk #bodyimage #anthropology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
South Korean young adults described negative attitudes toward male bodies with large muscles, instead preferring "small muscles" (잔근육). Masculinity and muscularity are not universally coupled #anthropology #bodyimage link.springer.com/10.1007/s110...
“Guys with Big Muscles Have Misplaced Priorities”: Masculinities and Muscularities in Young South Korean Men’s Body Image - Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry
Men’s body image is an issue of increasing importance as related illnesses continue to grow in prevalence around the world. However, cross-cultural attention to men’s body image experiences has been r...
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November 25, 2024 at 4:26 AM
South Korean young adults described negative attitudes toward male bodies with large muscles, instead preferring "small muscles" (잔근육). Masculinity and muscularity are not universally coupled #anthropology #bodyimage link.springer.com/10.1007/s110...
Cultural consonance (an individual's ability to enact cultural models in their own lives) interacts with university prestige and sexual identity to predict disordered eating in diverse ways among young South Korean men #anthropology #bodyimage doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
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November 25, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Cultural consonance (an individual's ability to enact cultural models in their own lives) interacts with university prestige and sexual identity to predict disordered eating in diverse ways among young South Korean men #anthropology #bodyimage doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Americans and South Koreans prioritize different male body traits. US men value functionality, while Koreans focus on proportions and appearance. Cultural models reveal body image ideals rooted in distinct histories and social norms. #BodyImage #Anthropology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Culture beyond categories: Examining intercultural variation in South Koreans' and Americans' attention to men's bodily features
Cross-cultural research into body image often takes for granted the cultural differences in body ideals that may account for variations in body image experience. Male body image across cultures is al...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Americans and South Koreans prioritize different male body traits. US men value functionality, while Koreans focus on proportions and appearance. Cultural models reveal body image ideals rooted in distinct histories and social norms. #BodyImage #Anthropology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
South Koreans and white Americans endorsed negative attitudes toward fat in men's bodies. However, Americans thought with #healthism and linked fat with moral failure, while Koreans thought with #lookism and linked fat with "self-maintenance (자기 관리)" and SES link.springer.com/10.1007/s418...
Cultural models of male body image, fat, and acceptable personhood among Euro-Americans and South Koreans - Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science
Based on a comparative study of Euro-American and South Korean college students’ cultural models of the ideal male body, I show that Euro-Americans and Koreans conceptualize fat in distinct ways relat...
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November 25, 2024 at 4:09 AM
South Koreans and white Americans endorsed negative attitudes toward fat in men's bodies. However, Americans thought with #healthism and linked fat with moral failure, while Koreans thought with #lookism and linked fat with "self-maintenance (자기 관리)" and SES link.springer.com/10.1007/s418...
We used cultural domain analysis and residual agreement analysis to compare cultural models of male body ideals among South Koreans and white Americans. We discuss similarities and differences in male body ideals, their cultural underpinnings, and implications. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Flower boys and muscled men: comparing South Korean and American male body ideals using cultural domain analysis
Body image disturbance and eating disorders are rising all over the world. However, little is known about experiences of body image in men across cultural groups, and measurement tools often fail t...
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November 25, 2024 at 4:04 AM
We used cultural domain analysis and residual agreement analysis to compare cultural models of male body ideals among South Koreans and white Americans. We discuss similarities and differences in male body ideals, their cultural underpinnings, and implications. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....