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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101884

Emma Austen, Scott Griffiths

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Positive body talk in mother-daughter dyads 母女关系中积极的身体对话

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101887

Amy K. Jordan , Dara R. Musher-Eizenman

{"title":"Positive body talk in mother-daughter dyads","authors":"Amy K. Jordan , Dara R. Musher-Eizenman","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101887","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101887","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Speaking disparagingly about one’s body (negative body talk) is frequently associated with deleterious psychological outcomes. Less is known about the occurrence and correlates of positive body talk, including potentially adaptive attitudes and behaviors. As this kind of body talk often occurs in the context of family relationships, such as mother-daughter dyads, understanding the interplay between individuals is especially important. The present study examined how mothers’ and daughters’ body talk is related to body image and eating behavior in both themselves and each other. College women and their mothers (<em>N</em> = 130 dyads) reported about their family body talk as well as eating pathology, intuitive eating, and body appreciation. Actor-partner interdependence models (APIM) were used to test the hypotheses that 1) engaging in negative body talk is associated with poorer outcomes (e.g., less body appreciation) in oneself and the opposite dyad member, and 2) engaging in positive body talk is associated with adaptive outcomes (e.g., greater body appreciation) in oneself and the opposite dyad member. Mothers’ age and mothers’ and daughters’ BMI were included as covariates. Hypotheses were only partially supported. Negative body talk was associated with poorer outcomes in oneself, but mothers’ negative body talk was not associated with daughters’ eating pathology or body appreciation. Similarly, positive body talk was related to both greater intuitive eating and body appreciation in oneself but was not related to eating pathology in either dyad member.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101887"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143790749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Women’s body image experiences in the context of personal training in the UK: A qualitative diary study

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101886

Phoebe Gray , Megan Hurst, Thomas Ormerod, Eleanor Miles

{"title":"Women’s body image experiences in the context of personal training in the UK: A qualitative diary study","authors":"Phoebe Gray , Megan Hurst, Thomas Ormerod, Eleanor Miles","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101886","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101886","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research in sport and exercise settings suggests that physical activity leaders have the potential to influence body image for their athletes and exercisers. However, research is yet to explore this possibility in the context of one-to-one exercise relationships. The present study sought to explore women’s body image in the context of personal training, specifically how women perceive the language and behaviours of their personal trainers as influencing their thoughts and feelings about their bodies. Seventeen women (aged 45–64) sent diary entries via WhatsApp after each personal training session over a period of four weeks. Each participant then took part in a semi-structured interview to elaborate on their diary entries and their overall experiences of their body in the context of their personal training sessions. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis from a critical-realist perspective. Four themes were generated: (1) <em>“We’re all different, aren’t we?”: Permission to be me</em>, (2) <em>“Dial it back accordingly”: Confidence through responsiveness</em>, (3) <em>A mutual focus on function,</em> and (4) <em>Supporting connection with the body through movement</em>. Findings provide insight into how interpersonal relationships within exercise settings contribute to women’s body image and suggest ways in which personal trainers could promote positive body image through their interactions with their clients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101886"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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“Mind your figure! Watch, but don’t eat”: A content analysis of eating and appearance-related messages in eating videos on social media

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101883

Yu Wu , Eva Kemps , Ivanka Prichard

{"title":"“Mind your figure! Watch, but don’t eat”: A content analysis of eating and appearance-related messages in eating videos on social media","authors":"Yu Wu , Eva Kemps , Ivanka Prichard","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research has shown that certain eating videos on YouTube (e.g., mukbang) contain unhealthy eating behaviours and that viewers may focus on hosts’ body type portrayed in these videos. However, there is currently no analysis of the messages conveyed in a wider range of eating videos, nor of the differences among various video-sharing platforms (e.g., cultural differences between popular Western and Chinese platforms). Therefore, the current study analysed eating and appearance-related messages from a range of eating-related videos (e.g., mukbang, eating challenge; N = 180), and compared the differences in these messages across three platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Bilibili). Results showed that most videos included young adult Asian or Caucasian hosts who engaged in overeating and displayed visual interactions and verbal or written exchanges (via captions or comments) between hosts and viewers, demonstrating that social media eating videos are engaging. Approximately half of the videos portrayed thin bodies. There were significant differences across the three platforms (e.g., more overeating featured in YouTube videos), which suggests that different platforms contain various types of messages of concern, and that different groups of people may be vulnerable to the possible impact of watching eating-related content on their eating behaviour and body image across the platforms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101883"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143738193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Predictors of functionality appreciation: Prospective findings

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101881

Claudia Liu , Hannah K. Jarman , Mariel Messer , Jake Linardon

{"title":"Predictors of functionality appreciation: Prospective findings","authors":"Claudia Liu , Hannah K. Jarman , Mariel Messer , Jake Linardon","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101881","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101881","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research indicates that functionality appreciation, a core facet of positive body image, may protect against eating disorder symptoms and body image disturbances. However, there is still limited knowledge about what factors determine functionality appreciation over time, as longitudinal research designed to identify such predictors is absent. In light of theoretical and empirical research linking intuitive eating, symptoms of disordered eating (i.e., overvaluation, body dissatisfaction, binge eating, driven exercise, eating restraint and concern) and emotion regulation with functionality appreciation, we tested whether these factors predicted variance in functionality appreciation at 8-month follow-up. A sample of 1260 adult women (<em>M</em> age = 32.3 years, <em>SD</em> = 8.5) completed study measures at baseline and 8-month follow-up. Univariable linear regressions revealed that higher baseline intuitive eating and self-compassion predicted increased functionality appreciation at follow-up, whereas higher baseline scores on body dissatisfaction, overvaluation, eating concern, and emotion regulation difficulties predicted decreased functionality appreciation. However, in the multivariable analyses, only intuitive eating, self-compassion and body dissatisfaction emerged as significant predictors of functionality appreciation in the expected directions. Findings highlight a range of viable levers for early-intervention programs aimed at strengthening key facets of positive body image that may prevent disordered eating and body image concerns.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101881"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of female family members in relation to body image and eating behaviour: A cross-national comparison between Western and Middle-Eastern cultures 女性家庭成员在身体形象和饮食行为中的作用：西方文化与中东文化的跨国比较

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101882

Melanie Rebecca Deek , Eva Kemps , Ivanka Prichard

{"title":"The role of female family members in relation to body image and eating behaviour: A cross-national comparison between Western and Middle-Eastern cultures","authors":"Melanie Rebecca Deek , Eva Kemps , Ivanka Prichard","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101882","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101882","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While recent research has shifted toward investigating positive body image, gaps remain in our understanding beyond Western contexts. The present study investigated cross-national differences in the associations between perceived pressures from female family members (mothers and sisters) and both negative and positive body image and eating behaviour outcomes. Participants, aged 18–25, were recruited from both a Western (<em>n</em> = 486) and Middle-Eastern (<em>n</em> = 372) population, and completed an online survey measuring familial pressures and fat talk, internalisation, comparisons, body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, body appreciation and mindful eating. Overall, both mothers and sisters were found to be important sources of pressures. Results demonstrated similarities and differences in negative and positive body image and eating behaviours across cultures. However, the major finding was clear. Middle-Eastern participants, compared to Western participants, demonstrated greater levels of body appreciation and in the mindful eating behaviour of eating without distraction. Despite young Middle-Eastern women facing similar body image and eating concerns as Western women, they exhibit greater body appreciation which may mitigate these concerns. These findings extend our understanding of body image and eating behaviour across countries, and could inform the development of interventions which promote positive body image and eating behaviours within the family environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101882"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Understanding the role of positive body image in chronic low back pain: A path-analytic model

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101879

A. Zamora , G. Parola , L. Desdentado , R. Herrero , M. Miragall , R. Baños

{"title":"Understanding the role of positive body image in chronic low back pain: A path-analytic model","authors":"A. Zamora , G. Parola , L. Desdentado , R. Herrero , M. Miragall , R. Baños","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101879","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101879","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a prevalent and disabling condition that significantly affects individuals’ quality of life. Recently, the cognitive<img>behavioral model of body image and chronic pain has emphasized the influence of body image on the course of this condition. Nevertheless, the role of positive body image constructs, such as body appreciation and appreciation of body functionality, in CLBP remains underexplored. This study examined associations between body appreciation and functionality appreciation with pain intensity and interference in individuals with CLBP, with pain catastrophizing and kinesiophobia as potential mediators. A sample of 99 Spanish adults suffering from CLBP completed self-report measures. The path-analytic model showed an acceptable fit. While body appreciation showed no significant associations, functionality appreciation was negatively associated with pain catastrophizing, which in turn was positively associated with both pain intensity and interference. Indirect associations revealed that pain catastrophizing mediated the relationships between functionality appreciation and both pain outcomes. These results suggest the potential role of functionality appreciation in relation to pain outcomes in CLBP, with pain catastrophizing mediating these associations, highlighting the need for research examining whether targeting positive body image constructs, especially functionality appreciation, in pain management interventions could influence CLBP outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101879"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Muscularity stigma: An overlooked but important form of appearance stigma

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101878

Jinbo He , Wesley R. Barnhart , Jason M. Nagata

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Body appreciation mediates the association between satisfaction with autistic identity and flourishing in autistic adults 身体欣赏是自闭症成人自闭症身份满意度与蓬勃发展之间关系的中介。

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101876

Phaedra Longhurst , Jane E. Aspell , Jennifer Todd , Viren Swami

{"title":"Body appreciation mediates the association between satisfaction with autistic identity and flourishing in autistic adults","authors":"Phaedra Longhurst , Jane E. Aspell , Jennifer Todd , Viren Swami","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101876","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101876","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Underpinned by the neurodiversity paradigm, scholars are increasingly interested in relationships between positive autistic identity (i.e., feeling satisfaction and pride with being autistic) and states of flourishing (i.e., where numerous aspects of a person’s life and well-being are good) in autistic people. However, possible mediational pathways between these constructs remain relatively under-researched. Here, we propose a conceptual model wherein positive autistic identity is associated with flourishing in autistic adults via positive body image. To test this model, we recruited an online sample of 384 autistic adults (189 women, 195 men; <em>M</em> = 34.66 years<em>, SD</em> = 10.77) from the United Kingdom. Participants were asked to complete measures of satisfaction with autistic identity, body appreciation, and flourishing, and provide their demographic information. Structural equation modelling showed that body appreciation mediated the association between satisfaction with autistic identity and flourishing. The mediational triangle remained significantly robust after controlling for participant demographics. Future research should consider promoting positive autistic identity as a means of developing more positive body image and capacities to flourish in autistic adults.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101876"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Examining the reciprocal associations of muscularity bias internalization with muscularity-oriented disordered eating, muscle dysmorphia symptoms, and eating-related psychosocial impairment in Chinese adults

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Body Image Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101862

Jinbo He , Lanting Cheng , Shuqi Cui , Shijia Wu , Zexuan Jiang , Jason M. Nagata

{"title":"Examining the reciprocal associations of muscularity bias internalization with muscularity-oriented disordered eating, muscle dysmorphia symptoms, and eating-related psychosocial impairment in Chinese adults","authors":"Jinbo He , Lanting Cheng , Shuqi Cui , Shijia Wu , Zexuan Jiang , Jason M. Nagata","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101862","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101862","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emerging empirical evidence supports muscularity bias internalization as a close correlate of muscularity-oriented disordered eating, muscle dysmorphia symptoms, and eating-related psychosocial impairment. However, there is a lack of research investigating the longitudinal links of muscularity bias internalization with these related variables. Drawing on longitudinal research evidence from weight bias internalization supporting reciprocal associations with biopsychosocial outcomes, the present study examined the reciprocal associations of muscularity bias internalization with muscularity-oriented disordered eating, muscle dysmorphia symptoms, and eating-related psychosocial impairment. An online sample of 799 Chinese adults (400 men and 399 women; baseline <em>M</em><sub>age</sub>=29.96 years) provided data at baseline (T1) and six months later (T2). Cross-lagged regression analyses were conducted. Results showed that muscularity bias internalization had reciprocal associations with these three variables. Specifically, muscularity bias internalization at T1 was associated with higher muscularity-oriented disordered eating, muscle dysmorphia symptoms, and eating-related psychosocial impairment at T2. Also, higher muscularity-oriented disordered eating, muscle dysmorphia symptoms, and eating-related psychosocial impairment at T1 were associated with higher muscularity bias internalization at T2. Findings suggest cyclic associations between muscularity bias internalization and muscularity-oriented disordered eating, muscle dysmorphia symptoms, and eating-related psychosocial impairment, and interventions targeting muscularity bias internalization may be a promising strategy to reduce muscularity-related psychopathology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101862"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143549616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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