The 'ideal' dancer: An investigation into predictors of body image dissatisfaction among male dancers, female dancers and their non-dancing counterparts.

Body image dissatisfaction is consistently highlighted as a precursor for eating disorders, arising from several factors. One factor surrounds social expectations of being thin, which can be emphasised in certain physical activities, like dance. Whilst research is available for body image dissatisfaction among female dancers, literature has neglected the male demographic.