Body ImagePub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101906
Kerstin Becker , Jessica M. Alleva , Bram Fleuren , Philippe Verduyn
{"title":"Does every body matter? The relationship between engagement with body-positive and appearance-ideal content on instagram and aspects of positive and negative body image","authors":"Kerstin Becker , Jessica M. Alleva , Bram Fleuren , Philippe Verduyn","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101906","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101906","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Body-positive content is prevalent on social networking sites (SNS). Research shows that engagement with body-positive content reduces aspects of <em>negative</em> body image and increases aspects of <em>positive</em> body image. However, the mechanisms accounting for the impact of body-positive content on body image are not well understood. In this study, we used the tripartite influence model (Thompson et al., 1999) and acceptance model of intuitive eating (Avalos & Tylka, 2006) to examine how engagement with appearance-ideal and body-positive content on Instagram relates to aspects of negative and positive body image. Structural equation modelling of cross-sectional data from 454 female participants (<em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 22.65) revealed that engagement with appearance-ideal content was indirectly associated with (higher) negative and (lower) positive body image through lower internal body orientation and body acceptance by others, and (in case of negative body image) through higher thin-ideal internalisation. Engagement with body-positive content predicted (higher) positive body image but not negative body image; appearance comparison, thin-ideal internalisation, internal body orientation, and body acceptance by others did not mediate this effect. These findings illustrate the value of combining elements of the tripartite influence model and acceptance model of intuitive eating to understand the relationship between SNS and body image.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101906"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144185017","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 : 2025-05-28DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101919
Kaylee B. Crockett , Brittany J. Ransom , Mirjam-Colette Kempf , Deborah Konkle-Parker , Gina M. Wingood , Gareth R. Dutton , Elizabeth A. Jackson , Janet M. Turan
{"title":"Stigma related to weight and body size among women living with and living without HIV: A qualitative study","authors":"Kaylee B. Crockett , Brittany J. Ransom , Mirjam-Colette Kempf , Deborah Konkle-Parker , Gina M. Wingood , Gareth R. Dutton , Elizabeth A. Jackson , Janet M. Turan","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101919","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101919","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Body changes including weight gain and visceral adiposity are prevalent among women living with HIV and may pose risks for weight stigma–negative attitudes, beliefs, and judgments about a person related to their body size. We undertook a qualitative investigation to describe experiences of weight stigma and to compare and contrast those experiences among women living with and living without HIV. Participants were recruited from Women’s Interagency HIV Study sites in Jackson, MS; Birmingham, AL; and Atlanta GA and invited to participate in an individual phone interview. Interviews were transcribed, coded by two members of the research team, and analyzed using deductive and inductive thematic analysis. Twenty-eight women completed interviews of whom 19 (68 %) were HIV+; 26 (95 %) were Black; with a range of body sizes approximated by BMI (range: 19–40+). Women described community weight stigma as it related to gender, race, HIV status, and age. Enacted weight stigma was pervasive, came from multiple sources, and related to being perceived as too thin or too big. Anticipated and internalized weight stigma were concerns described by women with larger bodies, but not smaller bodies. Women living with HIV expressed worries about abdominal fat accumulation revealing their HIV status. Overall, weight stigma was a common experience among women regardless of HIV status. Women living with HIV are at risk for weight and body changes, introducing opportunities for stigma. Consideration of intersectional stigma related to body size and HIV must be given in any efforts to address weight-related health among women living with HIV.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101919"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144182038","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 : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101901
Jordan E. Parker , Craig K. Enders , A. Janet Tomiyama , Jeffrey M. Hunger
{"title":"Gendered racial microaggressions, self-silencing, and disordered eating in Black women","authors":"Jordan E. Parker , Craig K. Enders , A. Janet Tomiyama , Jeffrey M. Hunger","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101901","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101901","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Gendered racial microaggressions are defined as the nuanced expressions of oppression that Black women can encounter at the intersection of their racial and gender identities. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that greater frequency of gendered racial microaggressions will be associated with higher body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and binge eating and examined whether self-silencing mediated this association. Participants were 570 U.S.-based Black women (age <em>M</em> = 37.51 years) who completed an online survey on Prolific. Women completed self-reported measures of disordered eating, self-silencing, and the frequency of four specific dimensions of gendered racial microaggressions: (a) Assumptions of Beauty and Sexual Objectification, (b) Silenced and Marginalized, (c) Strong Black Woman stereotype, and (d) Angry Black Woman stereotype. Results indicated that greater frequency of gendered racial microaggressions in all four domains were associated with greater disordered eating. Self-silencing mediated this association across all domains except the Angry Black Woman stereotype. The results of the study not only highlight associations between gendered racial microaggressions and disordered eating, but additionally elucidate a potential mechanism through which this occurs—self-silencing—offering a promising avenue for future research oriented toward intervention among Black women, a population at elevated risk for disordered eating.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101901"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175352","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 : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101904
J. Kevin Thompson
{"title":"Food, Alcohol, and Body Image Disturbance (FABID): A reconceptualization of Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD), adding body image as a core component","authors":"J. Kevin Thompson","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101904","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101904","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD) was proposed in 2018 to more accurately specify a particular nexus of eating and alcohol-related problematic behaviors consisting of restricting food intake prior to engaging in alcohol use, in order to limit overall caloric consumption and/or enhance the intoxicative effects of alcohol use. In recent years, a good body of research has emerged to address the diagnostic integrity of FAD, along with suggestions of measurement modification, theoretical examination, and clinical intervention. In this paper, it is suggested that the original conceptualization of FAD should be altered to include a core component of body image in the model, thus Food, Alcohol, and Body Image Disturbance (FABID). Support for this modification will be provided by reviewing recent research and providing an extant body image and eating related conceptual model (Tripartite Influence Model) to collectively organize multiple elements into a testable guide for further analysis of the FABID variables.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101904"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175405","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 : 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101898
Nicole Behrend , Petra Warschburger
{"title":"Broad conceptualizations of beauty: Scale validation and longitudinal associations with appearance comparison, body appreciation, and body image concerns in women from Germany","authors":"Nicole Behrend , Petra Warschburger","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101898","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101898","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A broad conceptualization of beauty—defined as perceiving diverse physical appearances, body sizes/shapes, and inner characteristics of others as beautiful—represents a key facet of positive body image and is commonly assessed using the Broad Conceptualization of Beauty Scale (BCBS). The present work aimed to evaluate the factorial structure and internal consistency of the German version of the BCBS, as well as to examine its prospective, bidirectional relationships with appearance comparison, body appreciation, and weight/shape concerns. Data were analyzed from a large community sample of 1436 women with a mean age of 26.82 years (SD = 8.66). Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) revealed two factors, referring to external (BCBS-E) and internal (BCBS-I) beauty qualities. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) confirmed this two-factor structure, and Bifactor-ESEM modeling revealed a general factor. This bifactor-model also showed longitudinal invariance over six months, supporting its cross-validity. Both the general factor and subscales scores demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency. Prospective hierarchical regression analyses indicated a bidirectional relationship between appearance comparison and BCBS scores (general and subscale). Additionally, higher BCBS-E scores predicted greater decreases in weight/shape concerns over time, and greater body appreciation uniquely predicted greater increases in BCBS scores (general and subscale), even after accounting for the effects of appearance comparison and weight/shape concerns. Findings contribute to the limited research on women's ability to broadly conceptualize beauty in the German context and provide novel insights into its prospective relationships.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101898"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144070210","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 : 2025-05-15DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101900
Diana Harcourt , Marisa A. Krauter , Ella Guest , Kathleen R. Bogart
{"title":"Moving beyond the individual: The impact and importance of sociocultural influences on visible difference","authors":"Diana Harcourt , Marisa A. Krauter , Ella Guest , Kathleen R. Bogart","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101900","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101900","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines sociocultural factors that shape the experiences of people living with visible differences, highlighting the impact of stigma, societal judgment and appearance-based discrimination, traditional and social media, and the importance of considering intersectionality and cultural context. Taking a sociocultural perspective, we examine how portrayals of visible difference in traditional and social media perpetuate stereotypes, promote unrealistic narrow beauty ideals and stigma. We show the value of considering how intersectional identities, such as gender, race, and sexuality, reveal the unique experiences of marginalized groups, and explore visible differences within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where stigma and human rights violations persist, advocating for culturally sensitive interventions at family, community, healthcare, and governmental levels. We demonstrate the importance of integrating visible difference and disability research, promoting pride in identity, and involving people with lived experience in research, healthcare and advocacy. Recommendations include incorporating social models of disability into visible difference research and practice and increasing the presence of visible difference in disability work, fostering inclusive representation in the media, leveraging social media to normalize differences, and expanding research to capture the diversity of experiences of visible difference, particularly in underrepresented groups and regions. This would advance understanding and inform policies and practices that enhance acceptance, reduce stigma, and support the well-being of individuals living with visible differences and their families.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101900"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143946498","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 : 2025-05-14DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101902
Anna Gabrielle G. Patarinski , Kathryn Athanasaw , Anna L. Garban , Samantha L. Hahn , Heather A. Davis
{"title":"Weight self-stigma, but not body dissatisfaction, predicts binge eating across one academic year","authors":"Anna Gabrielle G. Patarinski , Kathryn Athanasaw , Anna L. Garban , Samantha L. Hahn , Heather A. Davis","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101902","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101902","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Body dissatisfaction is a risk factor for disordered eating behaviors, including binge eating, dietary restriction, and purging. Research indicates weight self-stigma (WSS), the internalization of negative beliefs about one’s weight, is an additional risk factor for disordered eating behaviors. We sought to understand the relative contribution of WSS and body dissatisfaction on future disordered eating symptoms (binge eating, purging, dietary restriction) across 1 academic year when included in the same predictive model among a sample of college students [<em>N</em> = 259; 78 % women; 71 % white; Mean (<em>SD</em>) age = 19.21 (1.24) years]. Data were analyzed using three multiple linear regression models. In each, WSS and body dissatisfaction were specified as predictor variables while binge eating, purging, and dietary restriction were entered as outcome variables, adjusting for the relevant ED behavior at baseline. Baseline WSS (<em>p</em> < .001), but not body dissatisfaction (<em>p</em> > .05), predicted 8-month follow-up binge eating. Neither baseline WSS or body dissatisfaction predicted follow-up purging or dietary restriction (<em>p</em>s > .05). Results suggest that WSS is a stronger longitudinal predictor of binge eating than body dissatisfaction when included in the same model. Campus-wide interventions and messaging that address WSS may help reduce the risk of binge eating.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101902"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143946563","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 : 2025-05-13DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101903
Kyle T. Ganson , Alexander Testa , Rachel F. Rodgers , Jason M. Nagata
{"title":"Associations between muscularity-oriented social media content and muscle dysmorphia among boys and men","authors":"Kyle T. Ganson , Alexander Testa , Rachel F. Rodgers , Jason M. Nagata","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101903","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101903","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to determine whether viewing muscularity-oriented social media content was associated with muscle dysmorphia among a sample of boys and men from Canada and the United States. Data from the Study of Boys and Men (2024; N = 1553) were analyzed. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the associations between viewing content with 1) muscular bodies, 2) muscle-building dietary supplements (e.g., whey protein), and 3) muscle-building drugs (e.g., anabolic-androgenic steroids) on social media and probable muscle dysmorphia. Findings revealed strong and positive associations between viewing muscularity-oriented social media content and probable muscle dysmorphia. Specifically, greater frequency of viewing content related to muscular bodies, muscle-building dietary supplements, and muscle-building drugs were all associated with having probable muscle dysmorphia, independent of total time spent on social media. The findings from this study underscore the need for more research to understand the directionality and risks associated with specific social media content among boys and men. Greater media and health literacy is needed for boys and men to support appropriate social media use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101903"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143942248","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 : 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101899
Bethany J. Ridley , Yumi Hamamoto , Piers L. Cornelissen , Robin S.S. Kramer , Kristofor McCarty , Martin J. Tovée
{"title":"Perceptual body image tasks require ethnically appropriate stimuli","authors":"Bethany J. Ridley , Yumi Hamamoto , Piers L. Cornelissen , Robin S.S. Kramer , Kristofor McCarty , Martin J. Tovée","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101899","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101899","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Current body ideals and perceived weight status are often assessed with tests that include images which depict BMI dependent morphological changes in body shape. These images are almost exclusively based on White European (WE) bodies. However, East Asian (EA) and South Asian (SA) people have a different body composition and pattern of adipose deposition for a given BMI. As such, matching someone’s body from an EA or SA background to a WE body may lead to errors in estimation, as there are no equivalent bodies to match against. Therefore, we 3D scanned EA, SA and WE female volunteers and constructed computer-generated imagery (CGI) bodies based on a statistical analysis of the size and shape variation specific to each ethnic identity. We then asked participants to make judgements between pairs of bodies of the same or different ethnic identity as themselves. When presented with ethnically different stimuli, EA and SA participants significantly over-estimate body size and WE participants significantly under-estimate. Additionally, ethnically mismatched stimuli lead to significantly greater uncertainty about body size judgements. For the first time, we show that ethnically appropriate stimuli need to be used to assess body judgements and should be developed as a matter of urgency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101899"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143923600","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}