 
  
  
		| Yazarlar (3) | 
|  Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eda YILMAZER Beykoz Üniversitesi, Türkiye | 
|  Feride Gökben Hızlı Sayar Üsküdar Üniversitesi, Türkiye | 
|  Selami Varol Ülker Üsküdar Üniversitesi, Türkiye | 
| Özet | 
| Muscle dysmorphia (MD), a subtype of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), involves a pathological preoccupation with muscularity and is commonly linked to anabolic steroid and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) use. Despite its rising prevalence, the neurophysiological and affective mechanisms underlying MD, particularly in steroid users, remain underexplored. This study examined 71 male strength-training participants (35 with BDD/steroid use; 36 controls) during a passive viewing task of muscular, average, and slender male physiques while recording electroencephalography (EEG), electrodermal activity (EDA), and eye-tracking data. Psychometric assessments captured muscularity concerns (Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory, MDDI), anxiety (State–Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI), obsessive-compulsive symptoms (Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory–Revised, OCI-R), appearance-related anxiety (Social … | 
| Anahtar Kelimeler | 
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale | 
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale | 
| Dergi Adı | Acta Psychologica | 
| Dergi ISSN | 105754 | 
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI | 
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | 
| Basım Tarihi | 10-2025 | 
| Cilt No | 261 | 
| Doi Numarası | 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105754 | 
| Makale Linki | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825010674 |