The centrality of attractiveness to social evaluations of women puts women at particular risk of body dissatisfaction. However, it is less clear who these social standards most affect and the situations in which they are most salient. Women whose self-esteem is more contingent on standards of attractiveness (ACSE) should be particularly vulnerable to body dissatisfaction, particularly in contexts that provide negative attractiveness-relevant feedback such as romantic rejection. The current research tested whether women higher in ACSE experienced greater body dissatisfaction in the context of naturally-occurring experiences of romantic rejection. In Study 1, women (N = 168) identified and recalled a range of prior rejection experiences and reported their body dissatisfaction. Women higher in ACSE recalled greater body dissatisfaction in the context of romantic rejection. In Study 2, women (N = 101) recorded daily experiences of romantic rejection and body dissatisfaction (N = 885 daily records). Women higher in ACSE experienced greater within-person increases in body dissatisfaction on days they reported romantic rejection. The results emphasize the relevance of romantic rejection for understanding women’s body dissatisfaction and help explain inconsistencies in the literature by illustrating that higher ACSE is associated with greater body dissatisfaction in contexts that provide negative attractiveness-related feedback.

吸引力在女性社会评价中的核心地位使女性面临对身体不满的特殊风险。然而，尚不清楚这些社会标准对谁影响最大，以及它们在哪些情况下最为突出。自尊更取决于吸引力标准 (ACSE) 的女性应该特别容易受到身体不满意的影响，尤其是在提供负面吸引力相关反馈（例如浪漫拒绝）的情况下。目前的研究测试了在自然发生的浪漫拒绝经历的背景下，ACSE 较高的女性是否会经历更大的身体不满。在研究 1 中，女性 ( N= 168）确定并回忆了一系列先前的拒绝经历并报告了他们对身体的不满。ACSE 较高的女性在浪漫拒绝的背景下回忆起更大的身体不满。在研究 2 中，女性 ( N = 101) 记录了每日浪漫拒绝和身体不满的经历 ( N = 885 每日记录)。ACSE 较高的女性在报告浪漫被拒绝的日子里，对身体的不满程度更高。结果强调了浪漫拒绝与理解女性身体不满的相关性，并通过说明较高的 ACSE 与提供与吸引力相关的负面反馈的环境中更大的身体不满相关联来帮助解释文献中的不一致。