Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-22DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101701
Rachel F. Rodgers , Ruthann C. Hewett , Katherine Laveway
{"title":"Sociocultural pressures and engagement with cosmetic products and procedures in adult women","authors":"Rachel F. Rodgers , Ruthann C. Hewett , Katherine Laveway","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101701","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Previous studies have shown that cosmetic procedures and products that perpetuate Western hegemonic beauty standards among women have become increasingly popular, and pressures from sociocultural agents to utilize them are significant. However, little work has documented the relationship between perceived sociocultural pressures and use of cosmetic procedures and products among a larger age range of adult women. A community sample of 308 women aged 18–66, mean <em>(SD)</em> age of 35.7 (9.7), reported on the cosmetic procedures they had considered or used, as well as perceived pressures from the media, peers, romantic partners, and health and beauty professionals. Findings revealed that, among those investigated, the most frequently utilized products and procedures were supplements and hair removal. However, a significant minority reported considering more invasive procedures, including cosmetic surgery. Media was the predominant source of pressure, while partners were the least frequently endorsed. While pressure from professionals and peers had small-to-moderate associations with utilization of cosmetic products and procedures, pressure from partners had the largest association with their use. This work frames important future directions for examining the impact of sociocultural pressures on women’s willingness to utilize cosmetic products and procedures that are sometimes underregulated and risky for physical and mental health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000238/pdfft?md5=693f7dbab88f719bb444b1748bacc00e&pid=1-s2.0-S1740144524000238-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140190909","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}
Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101703
Kristen Murray , Jack Davey , Mosa Dennis , Darcy Harris , Erin Hayman , Elizabeth Rieger
{"title":"The effect of appearance and functionality concerns, and weight status, on negative body image mental health literacy in women","authors":"Kristen Murray , Jack Davey , Mosa Dennis , Darcy Harris , Erin Hayman , Elizabeth Rieger","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101703","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Few studies have investigated community knowledge and beliefs about negative body image. Yet, low rates of recognition and help-seeking for body image concerns have been reported. Given the prevalence of body image problems and associated mental health risks in women, the current online study investigated negative body image mental health literacy in 260 women aged 18 to 64 years recruited via Prolific. The mental health literacy paradigm was employed in a 2 × 2 experimental design in which the effect of a target’s domain of body image concern (appearance versus body functionality) and weight status (“normal weight” versus “overweight”) was assessed on problem recognition, beliefs, and help-seeking recommendations. Overall, low symptom recognition was observed, and ratings for beliefs and help-seeking suggested low levels of stigma. However, significantly greater sympathy and lifestyle support recommendations were observed in the overweight compared to normal weight condition, and a domain × weight interaction suggested significantly fewer negative emotional reactions in the appearance overweight condition compared to appearance normal weight, and functionality overweight, conditions. The findings suggest a need for education about body image independent of weight status in women. Future research would benefit from examining diverse samples, broader functionality concerns, and stigma.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000251/pdfft?md5=c701e016b6e058907a975b914c5dd3cd&pid=1-s2.0-S1740144524000251-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140160778","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}
{"title":"Self-compassion and relationship status moderate the relationship between sexual minority status and body image concerns","authors":"Elisa Sarda , Julie Arsandaux , Quentin Ferré , Rachel F. Rodgers","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101696","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A growing body of research suggests that sexual minority men (SMM) experience greater body image concerns including body shame, body surveillance, drive for muscularity and drive for thinness than heterosexual men. However, little is known regarding the potential factors that can buffer these relationships. The aim of the present study was to examine the role that both self-compassion and relationship status may play in decreasing the strength of the relationship between sexual minority status and body image concerns. A sample of <em>n</em> = 106 SMM and <em>n</em> = 145 heterosexual men completed an online survey assessing body image concerns, self-compassion, and relationship status. Findings revealed that SMM reported higher levels of body image concerns (on all measures, except drive for muscularity) as compared to heterosexual men. Self-compassion moderated the link between sexual orientation and drive for muscularity: in men with higher levels of self-compassion, sexual orientation was no longer associated with drive for muscularity. But, among men with less self-compassion, SMM reported higher drive for muscularity than heterosexual men. Moreover, relationship status moderated the relationship between sexual orientation and body shame and drive for thinness, such that, among SMM only, being in a relationship was associated with lower levels of these concerns.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140134609","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}
Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-15DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101702
R. Hooper, E. Guest, C. Ramsey-Wade, A. Slater
{"title":"A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment","authors":"R. Hooper, E. Guest, C. Ramsey-Wade, A. Slater","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101702","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study examined whether a 10-minute mindfulness meditation intervention could ameliorate effects of exposure to social media thinspiration and fitspiration images on women’s self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation. A total of 162 women aged 18–42 years (M = 25.94, SD = 4.38) completed an online experiment which involved viewing thinspiration and fitspiration images before random allocation to either a brief, ten-minute mindfulness meditation audio intervention or a ten-minute control audio about jujitsu. Participants completed self-reported measures of self-esteem, positive and negative mood, and body appreciation at baseline (Time 1), post-exposure to idealised social media images (Time 2), and immediately post-intervention (Time 3). Mixed, repeated-measures ANOVAs showed that scores were lower for body appreciation, self-esteem, and positive mood, and higher for negative mood, in both groups after exposure to idealised imagery. However, a brief mindfulness intervention ameliorated the negative effects of social media exposure. Specifically, self-esteem, body appreciation, and mood were higher in the mindfulness meditation group at Time 3, compared to the control group. Future interventions should explore the utility of mindfulness practices to provide long term buffering effects against such social media content, as well as targeting the idealisation of female physiques portrayed in thinspiration and fitspiration content.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S174014452400024X/pdfft?md5=f8145014d2113feb7a20056545050db2&pid=1-s2.0-S174014452400024X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140134612","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}
Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-14DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101698
Wesley R. Barnhart , Shuqi Cui , Yinuo Xu , Tianxiang Cui , Chuyi Tan , Yumeng Zhao , Junyu Yin , Jinbo He
{"title":"Self-objectification in Chinese pregnant women: The mixed role of functionality appreciation","authors":"Wesley R. Barnhart , Shuqi Cui , Yinuo Xu , Tianxiang Cui , Chuyi Tan , Yumeng Zhao , Junyu Yin , Jinbo He","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101698","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Extensions of objectification theory to pregnant women are few and continued research is needed to better understand the psychological consequences of significant changes to physical appearance during pregnancy. Specific interests in this area include functionality appreciation which may be particularly relevant to pregnancy. Research in this area is also lacking representation of non-Western cultural contexts. To this end, we employed an online survey to assess objectification theory and functionality appreciation in Chinese pregnant women (<em>N</em> = 345). Correlations showed that higher body surveillance and body shame were associated with higher disordered eating and psychological distress, and higher functionality appreciation was associated with lower body surveillance, body shame, and disordered eating. Mediation analyses suggested that higher body surveillance was associated with higher body shame which, in turn, was associated with higher disordered eating and psychological distress. Main effects suggested a negative association between functionality appreciation and body shame, but moderation analyses suggested that higher functionality appreciation strengthened the positive association between body surveillance and body shame. Findings underscore objectification theory as a useful framework to understand eating and body image disturbances and psychological distress in Chinese pregnant women and outline future directions to clarify the temporal nature of these associations and the precise role of functionality appreciation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140134610","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}
Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-14DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101699
Johanna Kling , Kristin Billaud Feragen
{"title":"Experiences of appearance conversations among young people living with a visible difference","authors":"Johanna Kling , Kristin Billaud Feragen","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101699","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Stigmatisation surrounding having a visible difference to the face or body may have a marked impact on how young people communicate about appearance. The aim of our study was therefore to explore the experiences of appearance conversations among young people living with a visible difference. Interviews were conducted with 32 young people (mean age 14.1 years; 67.7% girls), with a condition resulting in a visible difference (e.g., craniofacial condition or scarring). Using reflexive thematic analysis, we identified three themes. Importance of Safety and Understanding reflects the importance of feeling safe in order to be able to talk about appearance. Participants described appearance conversations as often originating in their need for emotional support or practical assistance when encountering difficulties (Conversations When in Need of Support), but appearance was also experienced as a sensitive topic that was difficult to talk about (Avoiding Appearance Conversations). Our results highlight the importance of creating spaces where young people with a visible difference feel safe to bring up the topic of appearance when in need of support. Elements that facilitate such conversations include others having knowledge about the condition and having one’s feelings and experiences validated instead of minimised.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000214/pdfft?md5=87a6ff2f49f761ffbaa17694b94f422b&pid=1-s2.0-S1740144524000214-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140134611","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}
Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-11DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101687
Emma C. Wolfe , Ivar Snorrason , Zoë E. Laky , Peyton Miyares , Dalton Klare , Angela Fang , Berta Summers , Katharine A. Phillips , Sabine Wilhelm , Jennifer L. Greenberg
{"title":"Clinical characteristics among sexual minority and heterosexual women with body dysmorphic disorder","authors":"Emma C. Wolfe , Ivar Snorrason , Zoë E. Laky , Peyton Miyares , Dalton Klare , Angela Fang , Berta Summers , Katharine A. Phillips , Sabine Wilhelm , Jennifer L. Greenberg","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101687","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common disorder associated with substantial comorbidity, impairment, and poor quality of life. Research on subcultural variations of BDD is limited but may impact assessment and treatment of the disorder. The current study examined clinical features in a sample of sexual minority (SM; <em>n</em> = 43) and heterosexual (n = 155) women with diagnosed BDD. Participants completed self-report and clinician-administered measures of demographic and clinical characteristics. Results indicated largely similar clinical features across groups with some exceptions: compared to non-SM women, SM women were younger (<em>M</em> = 25.50 vs 31.96 years, <em>p</em> < .001), had better BDD-related insight (<em>M</em> = 14.51 vs 16.26, <em>p</em> = .01), endorsed a greater number of disliked body parts, and were more likely to express preoccupation with body build (OR = 4.6, 95% CI [2.0, 10.9]), chin/jaw (OR = 4.7, 95% CI [2.1, 10.3]), and shoulders (OR = 10.1, 95% CI [2.7, 37.9]), possibly reflecting nuanced beauty ideals within the SM community. There were no significant group differences in other body parts of concern, BDD severity, or depression. Future studies are needed in larger, more inclusive samples to explore the relationship between diverse identities on BDD and its associated features.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140103964","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}
Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-08DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101697
Jinbo He , Shuqi Cui , Tianxiang Cui , Wesley R. Barnhart , Jiayi Han , Yinuo Xu , Jason M. Nagata
{"title":"Exploring the associations between muscularity teasing and eating and body image disturbances in Chinese men and women","authors":"Jinbo He , Shuqi Cui , Tianxiang Cui , Wesley R. Barnhart , Jiayi Han , Yinuo Xu , Jason M. Nagata","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101697","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study described muscularity teasing in both men and women and explored its associations with eating and body image disturbances in adults from China. A total of 900 Chinese adults (50% women) were recruited online. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationships between muscularity teasing and a battery of measures on eating and body image disturbances. Gender differences in the associations were examined. Men reported more muscularity teasing than women (31.6% men vs. 15.6% women; <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>χ</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>(1,<em>N</em> = 900) = 31.99, <em>p</em> < .001). Muscularity teasing was significantly and positively correlated with all measures in both men and women. Muscularity teasing explained significant, unique variance in all measures for men and women, except for body fat dissatisfaction in women, beyond covariates (i.e., age, body mass index, and weight teasing). The relationships between muscularity teasing and eating and body image disturbances were generally stronger in men than women. Findings further suggest that muscularity teasing is an important factor related to eating and body image disturbances in men and women, but muscularity teasing might be more detrimental to men’s eating behaviors and body image. Future research is needed to further explore the directionality and mechanisms of the links between muscularity teasing and eating and body image disturbances.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140062636","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}
Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101683
Megan A. Vendemia , Jesse Fox
{"title":"How social media images of sexualized young women elicit appearance commentary from their peers and reinforce objectification","authors":"Megan A. Vendemia , Jesse Fox","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101683","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Social media platforms like Instagram enable users to share, view, and provide feedback on images, including photographs of oneself (e.g., selfies). In a 3 × 2 between-subjects online experiment, we investigated how women evaluate and react to photographs of their peers on social media and the role that feedback might play in both objectification of others and oneself. U.S. adult young women (<em>N</em> = 256; <em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 20.06, <em>SD</em><sub>age</sub> = 1.57) viewed social media images of sexualized peers, non-sexualized peers, or landscapes (control). Then, they provided feedback on the images via social media hashtags (#) or not (tagging vs. no tagging). Results revealed that participants who viewed sexualized peers demonstrated the highest levels of state self-objectification and were more likely to dehumanize the women in the photos. Hashtags generated by participants indicated that those who viewed sexualized peers engaged in greater appearance-related objectification, specifically related to body parts, and sexual objectification than those who viewed non-sexualized peers. In addition, generating hashtags that specifically focused on body parts heightened viewers’ state self-objectification. These findings illustrate the complexities of social media content production and consumption, particularly for young women.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140052305","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}
Body ImagePub Date : 2024-03-04DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101688
Lisa Y. Zhu, Vittoria Trolio, Alexia E. Miller, Ege Bicaker, Sarah E. Racine
{"title":"Daily instability in body dissatisfaction in individuals with and without eating disorders","authors":"Lisa Y. Zhu, Vittoria Trolio, Alexia E. Miller, Ege Bicaker, Sarah E. Racine","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101688","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Body dissatisfaction (BD) includes negative thoughts and feelings about one’s body shape. Although typically assessed as a trait, BD has been found to fluctuate within a day. The present study examined whether daily instability in BD differs according to trait BD, eating disorder (ED) diagnosis, and engagement in maladaptive exercise. Participants with EDs (<em>n</em> = 166) and controls (<em>n</em> = 44) completed a self-report measure of trait BD and reported BD and engagement in maladaptive exercise five times daily for 14 days as part of an ecological momentary assessment protocol. BD instability was calculated as adjusted mean squared successive difference. On average across assessments, participants with EDs reported a 16% change in their BD ratings between consecutive assessments, which was significantly higher than the 12% change in controls. Trait BD was significantly inversely associated with BD instability in individuals with EDs, but not in controls. BD instability did not differ across ED diagnoses or between days with versus without maladaptive exercise. Findings suggest that BD is a dynamic state that varies within a day, especially in participants with EDs. Further research is needed to clarify whether this heightened instability in BD is a clinically relevant factor underlying ED symptoms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S174014452400010X/pdfft?md5=220dc156c455219357ccf875d3ae14e6&pid=1-s2.0-S174014452400010X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140031103","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}