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#quarantine15: A content analysis of Instagram posts during COVID-19 Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Kristen M. Lucibello, Madison F. Vani, Alyona Koulanova, Melissa L. deJonge, Garcia Ashdown-Franks, Catherine M. Sabiston
There has been a surge in “quarantine15” social media posts during the self-isolation and lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic. Given the influence of other body and weight-centered social media content (e.g., Fitspiration, Fatspiration) on body image and weight stigmatizing thoughts and attitudes, characterizing the features of quarantine15 content is an imperative first step towards
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The roles of weight stigma, emotion dysregulation, and eating pathology in suicide risk Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-21 Valerie J. Douglas, Mun Yee Kwan, Kathryn Gordon
Using an interpersonal theory of suicide and affect regulation framework, we investigated the relationships between perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, weight stigmatization, emotion dysregulation, eating pathology, and suicide risk. Three main hypotheses were investigated. First, we predicted a positive linear relationship between weight stigmatization and risk. Second, an indirect effect
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Women’s self-estimates of body size are more accurate and precise when made with three-quarter view than front-view stimuli Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-21 Piers L. Cornelissen, Lise Gulli Brokjøb, Jiří Gumančík, Katri K. Cornelissen
Recently, Cornelissen, Cornelissen, Groves, McCarty and Tovée (2018) asked which image orientations (e.g. front-, side-, or three-quarter view) are most appropriate for tasks which are used for self-estimates of body size and shape. Based on psychophysical measurements, they showed that front view stimuli showed substantially poorer content validity compared to side- and three-quarter view stimuli
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Translation and validation of the Brazilian version of the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised in college women Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-21 Gaia Salvador Claumann, Maria Fernanda Laus, Alexandra Folle, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Andreia Pelegrini
Brazilian women are known to present high levels of physical appearance concerns, and data suggest they often compare themselves with others. Nevertheless, there is no validated instrument to systematically assess appearance comparisons in the Brazilian population. Thus, this study aimed to translate the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) into Brazilian Portuguese and evaluate its
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Buffering anti-fat attitudes using contact: The roles of contact quantity, duration, favorability, and intergroup anxiety Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-19 Asha Ganesan, Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell
Decades of intergroup contact research have found that contact with outgroups reduces negative attitudes. Yet, few studies have examined the association between contact and anti-fat attitudes. Furthermore, testing different facets of contact, namely contact quantity versus contact duration, provides more precise theoretical predictions for their effectiveness in this under-tested context. This study
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Objectifying the body positive movement: The effects of sexualizing and digitally modifying body-positive images on Instagram Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-19 Megan A. Vendemia, David C. DeAndrea, Kyla N. Brathwaite
The body positive movement on social media seeks to challenge narrow conceptualizations of beauty that media outlets traditionally perpetuate and reinforce. Through a 2 × 2 between-subjects online experiment, we examined how the nature and authenticity of body-positive imagery on social media affects female viewers and their evaluations of body-positive content (N = 425, Mage = 35.47, SDage = 13.52)
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Body-related self-conscious emotions and reasons for exercise: A latent class analysis Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-10 Katarina L. Huellemann, Eva Pila, Jenna D. Gilchrist, Amy E. Nesbitt, Catherine M. Sabiston
Body-related self-conscious emotions are important predictors of exercise motivation, yet the association between body-related self-conscious emotions and reasons for exercise has not been explored. Researchers have typically examined body-related emotions (e.g., shame, guilt, pride, embarrassment, envy) in isolation, but they may interact in unique ways to predict reasons for exercise. The present
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What a body can do: Rethinking body functionality through a feminist materialist disability lens Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Carla Rice, Sarah Riley, Andrea LaMarre, K. Alysse Bailey
A burgeoning body of literature shows a positive relationship between body functionality and positive body image. Although still nascent, research centring experiences of people with disabilities and bodily differences develops this literature. In this article, we offer directions for this research, bringing body functionality into dialogue with feminist materialist disability theory to examine relations
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Hourglass Body Shape Ideal Scale and disordered eating Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-08 J.C. Hernández, F. Gomez, J. Stadheim, M. Perez, B. Bekele, K. Yu, T. Henning
Disordered eating research has long considered the negative consequences of internalizing sociocultural appearance ideals (e.g., thin ideal, muscular ideal). However, the implications of internalizing a curvy or “hourglass” body shape remains unclear. The Hourglass Body Shape Ideal Scale (HBSIS) is a new self-report questionnaire that was developed and evaluated to appropriately measure the extent
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Science mapping research on body image: A bibliometric review of publications in Body Image, 2004–2020 Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-07 Njål Andersen, Viren Swami
Science mapping is a methodology that combines quantitative analysis, classification, and visualisation to identify the composition and inter-relationships between bibliographic objects. Here, we used bibliometric science mapping to identify the overarching structure, evolution of research themes and research fronts, and geographic spread of body image research. We examined 2,783 keywords in 1,107
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“I didn’t want to say something and them to go outside and tell everyone”: The acceptability of a dissonance-based body image intervention among adolescent girls in the UK Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-06 Hannah K. Jarman, Georgia Treneman-Evans, Emma Halliwell
Cognitive dissonance-based interventions (CDIs) have been well established as effective programs for the prevention of eating disorders. However, limited research has qualitatively explored adolescent girls experience of such interventions. The present study examined the acceptability of a cognitive dissonance-based body image intervention among adolescent girls in UK secondary schools. Adolescent
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Weight-related teasing is associated with body concerns, disordered eating, and health diagnoses in racially and ethnically diverse young men Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-05 Gina Williamson, Maggie L. Osa, Elizabeth Budd, Nichole R. Kelly
Research suggests that weight-related teasing is associated with body concerns and disordered eating in male and female adolescents and women. Yet, little is known about these associations for young men with diverse racial and ethnic identities. This study examined the association of weight-related teasing frequency and distress with body concerns, loss of control (LOC) eating, dietary restraint, and
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Differentiating contributions of self-objectification and self-sexualization to young women’s sexual agency Body Image Pub Date : 2021-04-06 Petal Grower, L. Monique Ward
Findings consistently illustrate the negative association between women’s sexual objectification and their sexual functioning. At the same time, some scholars argue that sexualized self-presentation may be a way to embrace one’s sexuality and may signify empowerment. To date, no studies have explicitly explored the potential differential contributions of self-objectification and self-sexualization
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Young women’s body image following upwards comparison to Instagram models: The role of physical appearance perfectionism and cognitive emotion regulation Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-30 Sarah E. McComb, Jennifer S. Mills
The present study examined whether trait physical appearance perfectionism moderates young women’s body image following upwards appearance comparison to idealized body images on social media, and whether cognitive coping mediates the relationship between physical appearance perfectionism and resulting body image from social comparison processes. Female undergraduate students (N = 142) were randomly
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#Take idealized bodies out of the picture: A scoping review of social media content aiming to protect and promote positive body image Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-30 Rachel F. Rodgers, Susan J. Paxton, Eleanor H. Wertheim
Much evidence has highlighted detrimental effects of social media on body image, and attention has turned towards identifying content that could support and promote positive body image. This study aimed to conduct a scoping review of the emerging evidence focused on social media content that might support positive body image. A total of n = 35 studies (21 experimental) examining social media were identified
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No likes, no problem? Users’ reactions to the removal of Instagram number of likes on other people’s posts and links to body image Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-27 Ivanka Prichard, Shana O’Toole, Yu Wu, Jane Harford, Marika Tiggemann
In the age of social media, “likes” are increasingly considered a numerical indicator of popularity and a measure of self-worth. Using an online questionnaire, Australian women (N = 291) aged 18–55 years self-reported their reaction to Instagram removing the visibility of the number of likes from other people’s posts, and completed measures of comparison and body image. Findings showed that the majority
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Dissonance-based eating disorder prevention among Brazilian young women: A randomized efficacy trial of the Body Project Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-26 Tassiana Aparecida Hudson, Ana Carolina Soares Amaral, Eric Stice, Jeff Gau, Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the efficacy of the Body Project eating disorder prevention program in reducing eating disorder risk factors and symptoms in young Brazilian women. A total of 141 female university students aged 18–30 years old were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: assessment-only condition (n = 78) and Body Project condition (n = 63). Participants completed
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Framing real beauty: A framing approach to the effects of beauty advertisements on body image and advertising effectiveness Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-24 Orpha de Lenne, Laura Vandenbosch, Tim Smits, Steven Eggermont
Current literature is inconsistent about the effects of idealized (i.e., thin) vs. non-idealized (i.e., average or plus-size) models on young women’s well-being. This inconsistency may be explained by different frames (i.e., passive body, active body, and subject) surrounding beauty ad models. The current experimental study among 568 women aged 18–30 years (M = 21.45, SD = 1.84) tested the effects
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An exploratory examination of internalized weight stigma in a sample living with food insecurity Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-23 Carolyn Black Becker, Keesha Middlemas, Francesca Gomez, Lisa Smith Kilpela
Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is associated with various health concerns, regardless of body size. One weakness of existing IWS research is that it largely lacks diverse study populations. One recent exception, however, found increasing IWS was associated with higher levels of food insecurity (FI) in a low-income, majority Latinx sample. Using the same sample (N = 530), the present study further
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Beach body ready? Shredding for summer? A first look at “seasonal body image” Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-20 Scott Griffiths, Emma Austen, Isabel Krug, Khandis Blake
We introduce the term “seasonal body image” to refer to within-person variation in body image that occurs across the Gregorian seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Herein, we (i) quantified and visualised seasonal body image and its mechanisms, and (ii) identified individual predictors of seasonal body image. Sexual minority men (N = 823) residing in the Northern Hemisphere (n = 659) and
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Evaluating the impact of a brief Health at Every Size®-informed health promotion activity on body positivity and internalized weight-based oppression Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-18 Lily O’Hara, Hanaa Ahmed, Sana Elashie
Weight-based oppression, including negative attitudes about body weight, and harassment, stigma, and discrimination based on body weight, is a widespread phenomenon that leads to considerable distress and poor health and wellbeing outcomes. Conversely, body positivity is a multi-faceted concept that encompasses body acceptance, body appreciation, and body love, and adaptive approaches protective of
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Cultural adaptation and validation of the Body Esteem Scale for Adults and Adolescents for use in English among adolescents in urban India Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-18 Kirsty M. Garbett, Helena Lewis-Smith, Anshula Chaudhry, Nora Uglik-Marucha, Silia Vitoratou, Hemal Shroff, Megha Dhillon, Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Body image research is growing in India; however, there are no psychometrically valid measures to assess body image concerns among an Indian population. In this study, the Body Esteem Scale for Adults and Adolescents (BESAA) underwent adaptation and validation among urban Indian adolescents in English. Cultural adaptations were made in consultation with body image experts and acceptability interviews
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Translation and validation of body image instruments: An addendum to Swami and Barron (2019) in the form of frequently asked questions Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-13 Viren Swami, Jennifer Todd, David Barron
Test adaptation – the translation and validation of source instruments for use in new social identity groups – plays a vital role in body image research. Previously, Swami and Barron (2019) developed a set of good practice recommendations and reporting guidelines for the test adaptation of body image instruments. However, a number of issues in that article were not covered in depth and new issues have
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Can realistic dolls protect body satisfaction in young girls? Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-11 Lynda G Boothroyd, Martin J Tovée, Elizabeth H Evans
Ultra-thin fashion dolls may represent a risk factor for thin-ideal internalisation and body dissatisfaction amongst young girls. We asked thirty one 5- to 9-year-old girls to engage in interactive play with commercially available dolls which were either ultra-thin (Barbie and Monster High) or represented a putative realistic childlike shape (Lottie and Dora) and to indicate their perceived own-body
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Media influence components as predictors of children’s body image and eating problems: A longitudinal study of boys and girls during middle childhood Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-10 Jolien De Coen, Sandra Verbeken, Lien Goossens
Body image problems are reported during middle childhood and are associated with exposure to appearance-focused media. This longitudinal study investigated the extent to which three media influence components, Awareness, Pressure, and Internalization of media ideals, predict body image and eating problems in children and whether gender moderates this effect. A total sample of N = 688 participants (46
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Development and validation of the Sociocultural Influences on Fear of Fat Scale (SI-FAT) Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Rachel F. Rodgers, Laura E. Fischer, Russell H. DuBois, Pamela Naab, Debra L. Franko
The stigmatization of larger bodies is omnipresent in Western society and may be associated with fear of fat, one of the core elements of body image and eating concerns. To date, while much work has focused on sociocultural influences towards thinness, parallel work exploring sociocultural influence on fear of fat is lacking. This study therefore aimed to develop and evaluate a measure of sociocultural
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Body image flexibility and its correlates: A meta-analysis Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Jake Linardon, Cleo Anderson, Mariel Messer, Rachel F. Rodgers, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz
Body image flexibility refers to the ability to openly experience thoughts or feelings about the body without acting on them or trying to change them. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that body image flexibility is connected to numerous adaptive processes, and that it is sensitive to change during psychological interventions. However, a quantitative synthesis of empirical research on body image
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Uncovering men’s stereotype content (warmth and competence) associated with a representative range of male body size categories Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Amanda Baker, Arnd Florack
Research indicates that 40 % of men experience weight-related stigmatization. Yet perceptions of body size continue to be understudied in men and the stereotype content of men’s weight status remains largely unknown. Grounded in Stereotype Content Model, the research aims to uncover men’s stereotype content associated with distinct body sizes. A pilot study tested the methodological design using a
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Predicting the change in perinatal disordered eating symptoms: An examination of psychosocial factors Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Rachel Baskin, Denny Meyer, Roslyn Galligan
Disordered eating symptoms remain a largely unidentified and unsupported area in perinatal healthcare, particularly as they pertain to women without diagnosed eating disorders. In an Australian prospective cohort study, women aged 18–48, completed questionnaires between: 18–24 weeks gestation (n = 249, T1), 30–32 weeks gestation (n = 151, T2) and 8–10 weeks postpartum (n = 124, T3), measuring disordered
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The effectiveness of positive appearance and functionality reflective writing tasks on state body image and response to idealised media exposure among 35–60 year-old women Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Rachael M. Weaver, Kate E. Mulgrew
Functionality and appearance-based reflective writing tasks can improve body image in young women. There is limited research investigating these tasks in mature women. This study tested (a) the effectiveness of writing tasks on women’s state body image and (b) whether these tasks buffered responses to idealised media. Women (N = 240, Mage = 44.58) were randomly allocated to write about the positive
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Psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) Body Image Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Viren Swami, Jennifer Todd, Cosmin Goian, Otilia Tudorel, David Barron, Mona Vintilă
The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS; Alleva et al., 2017) is a 7-item measure of an individual’s appreciation of their body for what it can do and is capable of doing. Although the instrument is increasingly used in interventionist studies, its psychometric properties have been infrequently investigated outside Anglophone populations. Here, we examined psychometric properties of a novel Romanian
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Integrating cognitive dissonance and social consensus to reduce weight stigma Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-27 Tomas Meaney, Elizabeth Rieger
Weight stigma is pervasive and has a range of deleterious effects. Among the most promising approaches for modifying this form of stigma are cognitive dissonance and social consensus. Due to their theoretical connection, this study tested the effects of an experimental manipulation of cognitive dissonance blended with social consensus for targeting weight stigma. It also added to research investigating
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Measuring positive and negative body talk in men and women: The development and validation of the Body Talk Scale Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-17 Linda Lin, Mark Flynn, Dylan O’Dell
Research suggests that positive and negative body talk are important factors in people’s body image, however, the instruments designed to measure body talk are generally designed for use with a specific gender and primarily measure negative body talk. To address the shortcomings in the existing measures, the Body Talk Scale (BTS) was designed to measure both positive and negative body talk in men and
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Internalized weight stigma and the relationship between weight perception and negative body-related self-conscious emotions Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-14 Kristen M. Lucibello, Amy E. Nesbitt, Shauna Solomon-Krakus, Catherine M. Sabiston
Individuals who perceive themselves as “overweight” experience higher negative body-related self-conscious emotions than those who do not. Theoretical and empirical evidence suggests internalized weight stigma may be an important mediator of the relationship between weight perception and self-conscious emotions. Overcoming common measurement limitations and sampling limitations, the present study investigated
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Is poor global processing a transdiagnostic feature of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa? A meta-analysis Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Katie Lang, Jess Kerr-Gaffney, John Hodsoll, Amita Jassi, Kate Tchanturia, Georgina Krebs
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and anorexia nervosa (AN) are characterised by body image disturbance. It has been suggested that poor global integration in visual processing may underlie distorted body image, but empirical studies have yielded mixed results. The current study involved two meta-analyses aimed at examining the extent to which poor global processing is evident in BDD and AN. Studies were
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Associations between adolescents’ pornography consumption and self-objectification, body comparison, and body shame Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Anne J. Maheux, Savannah R. Roberts, Reina Evans, Laura Widman, Sophia Choukas-Bradley
Although prior work indicates an association between idealized media content and adolescents’ body-related concerns, such as self-objectification, body comparison, and body shame, few prior studies have examined the role of pornography. Even fewer studies have included adolescent girls, limiting our understanding of potential gender differences. In this brief report, we investigate these associations
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Assessing the impact of body image concerns on functioning across life domains: Development and validation of the Body Image Life Disengagement Questionnaire (BILD-Q) among British adolescents Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Melissa J. Atkinson, Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Assessing the impact of body image on engagement in a range of life domains is important; however, there is a lack of validated measures for adolescents. The current research developed the Body Image Life Disengagement Questionnaire (BILD-Q) and validated it among four samples of British adolescents. Study 1 (N = 1707; 11–13 years) indicated a 9-item unidimensional scale based on Exploratory Factory
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The effects of engaging in digital photo modifications and receiving favorable comments on women’s selfies shared on social media Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-08 Megan A. Vendemia, David C. DeAndrea
The present study explores how the construction and distribution of selfies might interact with features of newer media to affect women who share selfies on social media. In particular, this study focuses on how specific types of photo modification and the nature of favorable audience feedback received on one’s images might exert influence on women’s state self-objectification and body image concerns
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The effects of fitspiration and self-compassion Instagram posts on body image and self-compassion in men and women Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-05 Ashley M. Barron, Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso, Jennifer A. Harriger
Research has demonstrated links between viewing idealized images on social media and body dissatisfaction, but more work is needed to understand how exposure to appearance-related content influences body image. The current research evaluated the effects of viewing fitspiration images and images of self-compassion quotes on Instagram on men and women’s body image and self-compassion. This topic was
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Examining associations among weight stigma, weight bias internalization, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorder symptoms: Does weight status matter? Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-05 Kelly A. Romano, Kristin E. Heron, James M. Henson
The present study aimed to expand weight stigma theoretical models by accounting for central tenets of prominent eating disorder (ED) theories and increasing the generalizability of existing models for individuals across the weight spectrum. College students (Sample 1: N = 1228; Sample 2: N = 1368) completed online surveys assessing stigma and ED symptoms. In each sample, separately, multi-group path
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Exploring transgender adolescents’ body image concerns and disordered eating: Semi-structured interviews with nine gender minority youth Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Madelaine Romito, Rachel H. Salk, Savannah R. Roberts, Brian C. Thoma, Michele D. Levine, Sophia Choukas-Bradley
Transgender adolescents (TGAs) face many of the same sociocultural and biological influences on body dissatisfaction and disordered eating as cisgender peers. Additionally, TGAs experience unique body- and gender-related concerns. The purpose of this study is to explore the nuances of gender identity, gender transitioning, body image, and disordered eating among TGAs. Case summaries and a synthesis
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Compliance with COVID-19 safety measures: A test of an objectification theory model Body Image Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Megan Earle, Elvira Prusaczyk, Becky Choma, Rachel Calogero
In the present paper, we tested an objectification theory model including compliance with COVID-19 safety measures as an outcome. Safety measures recommended by governments and health organizations include monitoring one’s body and interpersonal and social distance from others. We contend that the diffuse safety anxiety stemming from sexual and self-objectification encourages targets to broadly adopt
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Determining the potential links of self-compassion with eating pathology and body image among women and men: A cross-sectional mediational study Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Fidan Turk, Stephen Kellett, Glenn Waller
This study examined whether rumination, shame, self-criticism, and perfectionism mediate the previously established link between self-compassion and both eating and body image concerns. A cross-sectional online survey was completed by a community sample of non-clinical adult women (n = 369) and men (n = 201). Participants completed standardised measures of self-compassion (predictor), rumination, external
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Translation and validation of an Italian version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Silvia Casale, Alfonso Prostamo, Sara Giovannetti, Giulia Fioravanti
Body appreciation is considered a key dimension of positive body image. Tylka and Wood-Barcalow (2015) developed the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2), a psychometrically sound measure to assess body appreciation. The present study examines various psychometric properties (i.e. factor structure, sex-based measurement invariance, and construct validity) of an Italian translation of the BAS-2 in a community
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Body surveillance prospectively linked with physical activity via body shame in adolescent girls Body Image Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Eva Pila, Jenna D. Gilchrist, Katarina L. Huellemann, Margo E.K. Adam, Catherine M. Sabiston
The socialization of girls to habitually monitor their bodies, via the process of body surveillance, contributes to an increased risk of negative physical and psychological experiences. The present study examined if body surveillance may also contribute to the decrease in physical activity that is observed in girls during adolescence, and if this association is mediated by body shame (operationalized
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Tailoring a dissonance-based body image intervention for adult women in a proof of concept trial: The Women’s Body Initiative Body Image Pub Date : 2021-01-21 C.L. Verzijl, J. Duan, S.A. Wilfred, C.B. Becker, L.S. Kilpela
Although historically conceptualized as problems of youth, recent research indicates that women of all ages experience body dissatisfaction and eating disorder (ED) pathology. Despite this, existing body image interventions predominantly target youth. The Body Project (BP) has extensive support for reducing ED risk factors in younger women and girls. The current proof-of-concept study investigated
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Dissemination of a dissonance-based body image promotion program in church settings: A preliminary controlled pilot study with adult women Body Image Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Kerstin K. Blomquist, Katherine E. Hirsch, Elizabeth Lomas, Kathryn Montgomery, Carolyn Black Becker
Adult women report significant body dissatisfaction yet are often overlooked in body image promotion programs. Although few venues afford opportune settings for intervening with adult women, the church serves as a regular meeting place for many in the South of the United States. This study tested a dissonance-based body image program, Reclaiming Beauty (RB), adapted for adult women in church settings
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Adaptation and validation of the Internalisation-General subscale of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3) in English among urban Indian adolescents Body Image Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Helena Lewis-Smith, Kirsty Garbett, Anshula Chaudhry, Nora Uglik-Marucha, Silia Vitoratou, Megha Dhillon, Hemal Shroff, Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Few studies have validated body image related measures in Asian countries, including in India, thus stunting research progress. To provide a robust method of assessing internalisation of cultural appearance ideals, the purpose of this study was to validate a culturally appropriate English version of the Internalisation-General subscale from the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Attitudes Questionnaire-3
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The ever-changing ideal: The body you want depends on who else you’re looking at Body Image Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Ellie Aniulis, Gemma Sharp, Nicole A. Thomas
The body positivity movement—celebrating bodies beyond the thin ideal—has gained traction on social media. In an online study of North American women, we aimed to determine how ideal body perceptions shift based on the presentation of more diverse body types. In Study 1, women (n = 115, aged 19–75) responded to arrays of bodies ranging from primarily small to primarily large bodies, selecting the body
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Exploring the gratitude model of body appreciation and intuitive eating among Japanese women Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Yuko Yamamiya, Satoshi Shimai, Kristin J. Homan
Culture is believed to play a central role in body image and eating problems, and for this reason, it is important to conduct cross-cultural investigations of relevant theoretical models. This study involves a non-Western replication of one of the few existing models of positive body image, the gratitude model of body appreciation, which was originally developed using American women. The model postulates
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Body acceptance by others: Refinement of the construct, and development and psychometric evaluation of a revised measure – The Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Viren Swami, Jennifer Todd, Stefan Stieger, Adrian Furnham, George Horne, Tracy L. Tylka
The Body Acceptance by Others Scale (BAOS) measures the degree to which individuals perceive body acceptance by others, but its factor structure is questionable. Here, we developed a revision of the BAOS (i.e., the BAOS-2) by designing novel items reflective of generalised perceptions of body acceptance by others. In three studies, we examined the psychometrics of the 13-item BAOS-2. Study 1, with
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Social anxiety moderates the relationship between body mass index and motivation to avoid exercise Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Arielle Horenstein, Simona C. Kaplan, Rachel M. Butler, Richard G. Heimberg
Higher weight individuals experience frequent weight-related discrimination, which is associated with exercise avoidance. Exercise is a health behavior with multiple physical and mental health benefits and should be accessible to all. The current study examined another factor that might influence exercise in addition to weight stigma: social anxiety (SA). Given the often public nature of exercise,
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Effects of taking selfies on women’s self-objectification, mood, self-esteem, and social aggression toward female peers Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Jesse Fox, Megan A. Vendemia, Marisa A. Smith, Natalie R. Brehm
This study investigated the effects of taking photos (of the self or objects) on women. Objectification theory states that women are subjected to societal pressure to focus on their physical appearance. The emergence of social media as a communication channel has further reinforced the emphasis on women’s appearance, beauty ideals, and body image. On social media, selfies serve as a self-presentation
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The “Little Red Riding Hood effect:” Fitspiration is just as bad as thinspiration for women’s body satisfaction Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Nicole A.L. Dignard, Josée L. Jarry
Fitspiration is a popular form of social media which outwardly promotes the pursuit of health and strength rather than of thinness. Content analyses, however, suggest that it is thematically similar to thinspiration, which is primarily associated with thinness and presents disordered eating as a lifestyle choice. Exposure to both reduces body satisfaction, but their effect has not been compared. Further
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Body surveillance as a prospective risk factor for depressive symptoms in low-income adolescent girls from the United States Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Stephanie Milan, Sophia Dominguez Perez
Adolescent girls who engage in frequent self-objectification often report a greater number of depressive symptoms. Although concurrent associations between self-objectification and depression are well-documented, it is less clear if objectification contributes to the course of symptoms. The current study examined: (a) whether body surveillance is prospectively related to depressive symptoms over a
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Attentional engagement, appearance comparisons, and rumination as predictors of body dissatisfaction: Evaluation of a serial mediation model in men Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Laura Dondzilo, Caitlin Mills, Rachel F. Rodgers
Elevated body dissatisfaction is underpinned by an attentional bias towards images portraying appearance ideals. However, very little is known about the specific attentional mechanisms and mediating factors involved in this relationship in the context of male body dissatisfaction. The present study sought to replicate and extend on previous research among women showing that the relationship between
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Body surveillance and affective judgments of physical activity in daily life Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-13 Jenna D. Gilchrist, Eva Pila, Kristen M. Lucibello, Catherine M. Sabiston, David E. Conroy
Affective judgments are one of the strongest predictors of physical activity. Engaging in body surveillance during physical activity is theorized to reduce access to pleasant affective experiences thereby compromising the influence of affective judgments. However, empirical tests of this relationship are lacking. This study examined associations between body surveillance during physical activity and
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Body functionality: A review of the literature Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-13 Jessica M. Alleva, Tracy L. Tylka
Body functionality describes everything that the body is able to do, across diverse domains (e.g., bodily senses, creative endeavours). Nearly a decade ago, leading scholars identified research on body functionality as a priority for the body image field. The field has responded, as shown by the recent rise of body functionality research. We considered this an opportune time to (a) define body functionality
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A test of the tripartite influence model of disordered eating among men Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Lauren M. Schaefer, Rachel F. Rodgers, J. Kevin Thompson, Scott Griffiths
Studies of the Tripartite Influence Model conducted with female samples suggest that thinness-oriented pressures, internalization, and appearance comparisons may be risk factors for disordered eating. However, limited work has investigated this model among men utilizing measures specifically designed to assess both muscularity- and thinness-oriented processes, which characterize male body image concerns
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Is this what a female yogi looks like? A content analysis of yoga images on Instagram Body Image Pub Date : 2020-12-04 Angela Hinz, Kate Mulgrew, Tamara De Regt, Geoff Lovell
As yoga continues to increase in global popularity, idealized representations of a thin, athletic ‘yoga body’ have also become more prominent across commercial media. To examine how yoga is typically represented on social media, a content analysis of the posts of female yoga practitioners on Instagram was undertaken. Images were sourced using hashtags #yoga, #yogabody, #yogapractice, and #yogawoman
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