Abstract

Objective

To investigate the role of internalization of body image ideals as a potential mediator between perceived body acceptance and intuitive eating among college students.

Participants/Method

168 undergraduates completed the Body Acceptance By Others Scale (BAOS), Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3; Internalization-Total and -General, -Athletic subscales), and Intuitive Eating Scale (IES).

Results

Internalization-Total mediated the relationship between BAOS and IES (b=.19, p<.001). Internalization-General was a significant mediator of the BAOS-IES relationship (b=.14, p=.006), while Internalization-Athletic was not (p=.993). Post-hoc analyses stratified by gender followed similar patterns, aside from a negative but nonsignificant relationship between Internalization-Athletic and IES in men (b=–.16, p=.650).

Conclusions

These data suggest that internalization of general (i.e., thin) body image ideals may be more destructive to body satisfaction and adaptive eating styles in college students than athletic-ideal internalization. More research is needed to examine the role of athletic-ideal internalization on body image and eating behaviors.

中文翻译：

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身体形象的内化作为他人身体接受度与直觉饮食之间关系的潜在中介

摘要

客观的

调查身体形象理想内化作为大学生感知身体接受度和直觉饮食之间潜在中介的作用。

参与者/方法

168 名本科生完成了他人身体接受量表 (BAOS)、对外表的社会文化态度问卷-3 (SATAQ-3；内化-总体和-一般、-运动分量表) 和直觉饮食量表 (IES)。

结果

内化-总计介导了 BAOS 和 IES 之间的关系 ( b =.19, p <.001)。内部化-一般性是 BAOS-IES 关系的重要中介 ( b =.14, p =.006)，而内部化-运动则不是 ( p =.993)。按性别分层的事后分析遵循类似的模式，除了男性内化运动与 IES 之间存在负但不显着的关系（b =–.16，p =.650）。

结论

这些数据表明，一般（即瘦）身体形象理想的内化可能比运动理想内化对大学生的身体满意度和适应性饮食方式更具破坏性。需要更多的研究来检验运动理想内化对身体形象和饮食行为的作用。