Introduction: Messages encouraging women to love their bodies are common elements of positive body image movements, but there are theoretical reasons to suspect that such messages may backfire. Methods: In a sample of 293 college women, we tested the impact of mentally repeating the affirmation “I love my body” on body satisfaction. We prompted participants to think either “I love my body” (affirmation condition) or “I am [age] years old” (control condition) while they completed a five-minute writing task. Results: Relative to the control, the affirmation condition led to significantly lower body satisfaction. Additionally, 53% of affirmation condition participants counterargued the body affirmation by writing something negative about their appearance; only 6% in the control condition wrote a negative appearance comment. Discussion: Results suggest that some messages intended to promote positive body image have the potential to decrease women's body satisfaction, in part because they prompt women to think of flaws in their appearance.

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我（不）爱我的身体：身体肯定声明对大学女性身体满意度的反直觉影响

简介：鼓励女性爱自己身体的信息是积极的身体形象运动的常见元素，但有理论上的理由怀疑此类信息可能会适得其反。方法：在 293 名大学女性的样本中，我们测试了在心理上重复“我爱我的身体”肯定对身体满意度的影响。我们提示参与者在完成五分钟的写作任务时思考“我爱我的身体”（肯定条件）或“我 [年龄] 岁”（控制条件）。结果：相对于对照组，肯定条件导致身体满意度显着降低。此外，53% 的肯定条件参与者通过写一些关于他们外表的负面信息来反驳身体肯定；只有 6% 在控制条件下写了负面的外观评论。讨论：