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Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 4, 577-587 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306065018

The Construction of the Adolescent Male Body through Sport

Lina A. Ricciardelli

Marita P. McCabe

Deakin University,Australia

Damien Ridge

City University, London, UK

The present study examined the role played by sport in understanding adolescent males' views about their body. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 adolescent boys aged between 15 and 17 years. An inductive thematic analysis of boys' narratives showed that sport provided adolescent males with a context for discussing their body image. Attributes which males liked about their body were synonymous with those associated with being successful at sport. In addition, sport was used as a forum for competing with other males both through playing sport and by using sport performance to make favourable social comparisons about their body size.

Key Words: adolescent boys • body image • competition • masculinity • sport


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