Body ImagePub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101730
Manuel Teran , Isabella Stoto , Lydia HaRim Ahn , Thomas P. Le
{"title":"Skin tone ideologies, body shame, and sexual risk in Latinx young adults: The role of self-esteem","authors":"Manuel Teran , Isabella Stoto , Lydia HaRim Ahn , Thomas P. Le","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101730","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101730","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Latinx young adults in the U.S. experience significant disparities related to body image and sexual health. These challenges partly stem from the intersections of racism, ethnocentrism, and colorism perpetuated through Eurocentric beauty standards and norms surrounding sexuality. Despite the salience of skin tone within the Latinx community, the impact of skin tone ideologies on body shame and sexual risk remains unexplored. Addressing this gap, the present study examined the influence of skin tone ideologies (i.e., colorist attraction and skin tone self-concept) on sexual risk and body shame among a sample of 539 Latinx young adults. The study also explored the potential moderating effect of self-esteem on colorist attraction and skin tone self-concept on body shame and sexual risk. Results revealed that both colorist attraction and skin-tone self-concept were positively associated with body shame. Colorist attraction was positively associated with sexual risk, whereas skin tone self-concept was not associated. Furthermore, self-esteem moderated the positive significant association between skin tone self-concept and body shame, such that the association was only significant among Latinx young adults who reported mean and high levels of self-esteem; self-esteem did not moderate any of the other study’s associations. These findings inform the development of tailored mental and sexual health interventions to reduce health disparities among Latinx young adults, considering the influence of skin tone socialization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101730"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141187151","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 : 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101739
Wanyu Wu , Dan Li , Hanyu Zhou , Kui Wang , Tracy L. Tylka
{"title":"Psychometric properties of a Mandarin Chinese version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 among Chinese adolescents","authors":"Wanyu Wu , Dan Li , Hanyu Zhou , Kui Wang , Tracy L. Tylka","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101739","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101739","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present study, we explored the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Mandarin Chinese BAS-2 among adolescents residing in the Chinese mainland. Exploratory factor analysis in Study 1 (<em>N</em> = 790; 396 girls, 394 boys) supported the unidimensionality of the Mandarin Chinese BAS-2 among Chinese adolescents. Internal consistency reliability was upheld via McDonald’s omega. Convergent validity was supported by its moderate-to-strong relationships with body satisfaction, functionality satisfaction, self-esteem, life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect, while its small-to-moderate correlation with social desirability provided somewhat weaker discriminant validity support. Criterion-related validity was upheld by its inverse correlation with eating disorder symptomatology and positive correlation with intuitive eating. It explained unique variance in self-esteem (for girls and boys), eating disorder symptomatology (for girls), and intuitive eating (for boys) beyond age, body satisfaction, and functionality satisfaction, providing incremental validity evidence. A subsample of 134 girls and 114 boys completed the Mandarin Chinese BAS-2 again after three months, and test-retest reliability was upheld. The confirmatory factor analysis in Study 2 (<em>N</em> = 337; 192 girls, 145 boys) replicated the unidimensional structure and supported measurement invariance across gender. Collectively, the present study supported the unidimensionality, reliability, and validity of the Mandarin Chinese BAS-2′s scores among Chinese adolescents.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101739"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141184688","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 : 2024-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101724
Maurício Almeida , Tiffany A. Brown , Yuri Pereira Reis , Lucas Henrique Rodrigues Almeida , Marley G. Billman Miller , Kristin Denmark , Jorge Castro Lebron , Rachel E. Frietchen , Pedro Henrique Berbert de Carvalho
{"title":"Factor structure and measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale - 2 among Brazilian gender-expansive individuals and transgender men","authors":"Maurício Almeida , Tiffany A. Brown , Yuri Pereira Reis , Lucas Henrique Rodrigues Almeida , Marley G. Billman Miller , Kristin Denmark , Jorge Castro Lebron , Rachel E. Frietchen , Pedro Henrique Berbert de Carvalho","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101724","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101724","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Among gender-expansive individuals and transgender men, body appreciation can play a protective role against minority stressors and is associated with gender euphoria. The Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2; Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015) is a leading measure of body appreciation that has been mainly validated in cisgender and mixed-gender samples; however, it has not been validated among Brazilian gender-expansive individuals and transgender men. Therefore, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the BAS-2 among adult Brazilian gender-expansive individuals and transgender men. Participants (158 gender-expansive individuals and 138 transgender men) were recruited through social media in Brazil. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) supported the original 10-item, unidimensional solution. Multigroup CFA showed configural, metric, and scalar invariance of the BAS-2 between gender-expansive individuals and transgender men. Moreover, the BAS-2 demonstrated significant negative associations, ranging from small to large, with self-objectification, drive for muscularity, and appearance-ideal internalization. We also found good internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the measure. Taken together, our results support the psychometric properties of the BAS-2 among Brazilian gender-expansive individuals and transgender men. The present work offers a valuable contribution towards better understanding facets of positive body image across gender-expansive and transgender populations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101724"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141181144","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 : 2024-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101726
Anna L. Brichacek , James T. Neill , Kristen Murray , Elizabeth Rieger , Clare Watsford
{"title":"The distinct affect regulation functions of body image flexibility and inflexibility: A prospective study in adolescents and emerging adults","authors":"Anna L. Brichacek , James T. Neill , Kristen Murray , Elizabeth Rieger , Clare Watsford","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101726","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Body image flexibility and inflexibility are alternative ways of responding to body image threats. Affect regulation offers a framework for understanding how these responses impact health outcomes; however, research in young people is limited. This prospective study tested two potential affect regulation functions in adolescents and emerging adults (<em>N</em> = 351, 66.7% female) via online surveys completed five months apart. Specifically, body image flexibility and inflexibility were tested as (a) direct predictors of adaptive (body appreciation, intuitive eating) and maladaptive (muscle-building strategies, disordered eating) outcomes, and (b) moderators of the indirect effect of a social comparison threat via body appreciation. Results from hierarchical linear and conditional process models showed that body image flexibility and inflexibility served distinct affect regulation functions. Whereas body image inflexibility directly predicted adaptive and maladaptive body- and eating-related outcomes, body image flexibility protected against the negative effects of social comparison on intuitive eating via body appreciation. Findings suggest that adolescents and emerging adults could benefit from learning body image flexibility skills and reducing inflexibility to promote positive body image and prevent body- and eating-related disturbances. Future research should investigate how body image flexibility and inflexibility relate to other established threats and outcomes in diverse demographic groups.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101726"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000482/pdfft?md5=24a6e4722970aa97f48e45c717354cbf&pid=1-s2.0-S1740144524000482-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141163380","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 : 2024-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101718
Jody Forbes , Susan Paxton , Zali Yager
{"title":"Raising Confident Girls: A pragmatic school-based trial of a body image and parenting program for mothers of adolescent girls","authors":"Jody Forbes , Susan Paxton , Zali Yager","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101718","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study evaluated <em>Raising Confident Girls</em> (RCG), delivered to mothers of Year 8 students (mean age 12.8-years) who were receiving the classroom-based <em>Dove Confident Me</em> (DCM) program. RCG is an interactive, multi-session intervention designed to improve body image in mothers in order to enhance their capacity to parent and role model this to their daughters. A pragmatic non-randomised controlled trial involved delivery of the program to mothers (<em>n</em> = 69) over three, 2-hour seminars in evenings, compared with a comparison group (<em>n</em> = 51). The study took place at an independent all-girls secondary school in Australia. Multilevel mixed modelling analyses compared pre- and post-test scores on standardized scales. Mothers who participated in the program had significantly higher scores on primary outcome variables of body esteem and body appreciation compared to the comparison group at post-test. Further, participation significantly improved mother’s knowledge, confidence, and skills for parenting, and improved role modeling of positive body image. Mothers were well engaged, with low attrition rates, and rated the program highly. The RCG program was effective and engaging for mothers, offering deeper insight into improving parental engagement in body image interventions delivered within the school context.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101718"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000408/pdfft?md5=e1110c389110f64eca6660304b4810ce&pid=1-s2.0-S1740144524000408-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141163379","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 : 2024-05-27DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101728
Femke Konings , Ilse Vranken , Drew P. Cingel , Laura Vandenbosch , Orpha de Lenne
{"title":"Are diverse models really non-idealized? Investigating body positivity public feed posts of fashion and beauty brands on instagram","authors":"Femke Konings , Ilse Vranken , Drew P. Cingel , Laura Vandenbosch , Orpha de Lenne","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Research increasingly explores body positive (BoPo) messaging and diverse model representation in advertising. Fashion and beauty brands are incorporating diverse models in traditional media to address criticisms of promoting narrow appearance ideals, yet their social media communications remain understudied. This content analytical study (<em>n</em> = 460 models, 16 brands) analyzes BoPo messages and diverse model representation in fashion and beauty brands’ Instagram posts. Variations according to the brands’ reputation, posts’ framing, and posts’ popularity were considered. Results showed that although diverse models appeared to be prominently featured in the brands’ Instagram posts (71.50<!--> <!-->%; <em>n</em> = 329), the majority of these posts displayed only one aspect of diversity. Racial diversity was the most represented diversity trait (76.29<!--> <!-->%, <em>n</em> = 251), while body (32.80<!--> <!-->%, <em>n</em> = 151), facial (12.10<!--> <!-->%, <em>n</em> = 38), and generational diversity (22.50<!--> <!-->%, <em>n</em> = 73) were limited. The sexualization frame (88.70<!--> <!-->%, <em>n</em> = 408) prevailed over the empowerment frame (32.40<!--> <!-->%, <em>n</em> = 149). Positive changes were noted with the empowerment frame significantly relating to the representation of diverse models. Yet, this study also highlighted that such positive messages still co-occur with negative messages as an empowerment frame co-occurred with a highly prevalent sexualization frame.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101728"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162389","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 : 2024-05-25DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101727
Kathryn Thomson , Andrew R. Thompson
{"title":"The experiences of individuals with body dysmorphic disorder: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research","authors":"Kathryn Thomson , Andrew R. Thompson","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101727","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a distressing psychological condition where an individual is preoccupied by a perceived issue with their appearance. Qualitative studies enable nuanced aspects of BDD phenomenology to be investigated. The current systematic review used thematic synthesis to integrate the findings from the extant qualitative studies. Searches were run on six databases to identify studies that had sought to describe the experience of individuals with BDD. PRISMA guidance was followed and ten articles were identified for inclusion. The quality of each article was appraised and thematic synthesis was conducted to generate novel and summative themes. Three superordinate themes were created: ‘self-objectification and the view of self’; ‘control and protecting the self’; and ‘sociocultural influences and the impact of others in BDD’. Shame and self-disgust emerged as key experiential elements of BDD. The findings of the review suggest that self-objectification theory and possibly models of self-compassion are theoretically relevant to understanding the experience of individuals presenting with BDD. Current interventions may benefit from consideration of these theoretical models when seeking to improve efficacy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101727"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144524000494/pdfft?md5=5166965914df2ca596258239ce16a5e3&pid=1-s2.0-S1740144524000494-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141096060","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 : 2024-05-24DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101725
Reuby Staviss , E. Whitney Evans , Rowan L. Klar , Ritika Kale , Marney Staviss , Aurianna M. Lajaunie , Jasneet Aulakh , Kendrin R. Sonneville
{"title":"“Be more positive and more kind to your own bodies”: Adolescent and young adult preferences for how parents can support their children with weight-related pressures","authors":"Reuby Staviss , E. Whitney Evans , Rowan L. Klar , Ritika Kale , Marney Staviss , Aurianna M. Lajaunie , Jasneet Aulakh , Kendrin R. Sonneville","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101725","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Body dissatisfaction is a key factor contributing to the development of disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction is often influenced by media, peer, and parental pressures during adolescence. Little research has explored ways in which parents can help their children manage pressures from social media and their peers. The present study used the MyVoice National Poll of Youth, a large text-message cohort of young people (14–24 years old) in the United States, to collect and examine qualitative data about their experiences with parental weight-related communication and how they think parents can best support their children regarding messages they see/hear surrounding weight, body shape and size by their peers and media sources. 801 participants responsed to at least one question. Results from the present study suggest that young people want their parents to model healthy relationships with food and their body, teach body neutrality/acceptance, and normalize all body types. Findings suggest that there are many proactive, practical approaches parents can adopt to help support their children and offset weight-related pressures from other sources.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101725"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141096061","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 : 2024-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101719
Jessica Keigan , Bonelyn De Los Santos , Sarah E. Gaither , D. Catherine Walker
{"title":"The relationship between racial/ethnic identification and body ideal internalization, hair satisfaction, and skin tone satisfaction in black and black/white biracial women","authors":"Jessica Keigan , Bonelyn De Los Santos , Sarah E. Gaither , D. Catherine Walker","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101719","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Eurocentric physical characteristics, including a thin, tall physique, long straight hair, and fair skin, typify Western beauty standards. Past research indicates that for Black women, greater identification with one’s racial/ethnic culture may buffer against internalizing Eurocentric beauty standards, specifically the thin ideal. Black/White Biracial women often experience different appearance pressures from each of their racial identity’s sociocultural appearance ideals. Unfortunately, body image research is limited among Bi/Multiracial individuals. Participants were recruited online via Prime Panels, a high-quality data recruitment service provided by CloudResearch. Participants, <em>M</em>(<em>SD</em>)<sub>Age</sub>= 34.64 (12.85), self-reported their racial/ethnic identification, thin and thick/curvy ideal internalization, and hair and skin tone satisfaction. Using linear regression analyses, we assessed whether racial/ethnic identification buffered against monoracial Black (<em>n =</em> 317) and Black/White Biracial (<em>n</em> = 254) women’s thin ideal internalization. Additionally, we assessed whether stronger racial/ethnic identity was associated with stronger thick/curvy ideal internalization and hair and skin tone satisfaction. Supporting hypotheses, greater racial/ethnic identification was associated with higher thick/curvy ideal internalization and hair and skin tone satisfaction among both Black and Biracial women. Contrary to hypotheses, greater racial/ethnic identification was not associated with lower thin ideal internalization in either group. Our results stress the need to use racially and culturally sensitive measurements of body image.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 101719"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141084152","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}