The Development of the Internalization of Sociocultural Body Ideals Scale Using Items From the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement Invariance Testing

Abstract Eating disorders and body image disturbance are known to result in unhealthy consequences. When attempting to understand the etiology and management of these disorders, sociocultural models of body image disturbance and disordered eating have been predominant. The objective of the present study was to develop and validate the Internalization of Sociocultural Body Ideals Scale (ISBIS), a psychometric instrument that utilizes items from various versions of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ). The ISBIS was developed to overcome some of the limitations found in existing instruments (including the SATAQ) that assess the internalization of sociocultural body ideals. The sample comprised 1130 students aged between 10 and 14 years. The psychometric properties of the ISBIS were examined using different analyses. The results supported the eight-item structure: four items for thin body ideal internalization and four items for thin body muscular/athletic internalization. The structure showed invariance to gender and achieved acceptable internal consistency and temporal stability indexes. Controlling for gender and body mass index, the results also showed that the internalization of the thin body ideal positively predicted social-physique anxiety in a statistically significant way. The results provide empirical evidence that the ISBIS is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing sociocultural body ideals in Spanish preadolescents.

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Delimiting the Measurement for the Internalization of Body Ideals From the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire and Examining its Invariance Across Sex

10.20944/preprints201810.0621.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Álvaro Sicilia ◽

Manuel Alcaraz-Ibáñez ◽

Antonio Granero-Gallegos ◽

Isabel Sánchez-Gallardo ◽

Jesús Medina-Casaubón

Keyword(s):

Temporal Stability ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Thin Body ◽

Social Physique Anxiety ◽

Sample Group ◽

Sociocultural Attitudes ◽

Body Ideal ◽

Stability Indexes ◽

Acceptable Internal Consistency ◽

Body Ideals

The objective of this study was to validate an instrument that allows us to overcome some of the limitations found in existing tools aimed at assessing the internalization of sociocultural body ideals. To do this, we used a sample group of 1,130 students aged between 10 and 14 years. The psychometric properties of the Scale for the Internalization of Sociocultural Body Ideals (SISBI) were examined using different analyses. The results supported the eight-item structure: four items for thin body ideal internalization and four items for thin body muscular/athletic internalization. The structure showed invariance to sex and achieved acceptable internal consistency and temporal stability indexes. Furthermore, the results showed that, after controlling for sex and BMI effects, the internalization of the thin body ideal positively predicted social-physique anxiety in a statistically significant way. The results of this study provide evidence of SISBI reliability and validity in Spanish preadolescents.

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Body Esteem among Korean Adolescent Boys and Girls

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11072051 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 2051 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sukkyung You ◽

Kyulee Shin

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Body Esteem ◽

Critical Factor ◽

Self Concept ◽

Individual Growth ◽

Thin Body ◽

Future Research ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Korean Adolescents ◽

Body Ideal

Establishing a positive body image is a critical factor for adolescents’ physical and mental health as it leads to sustainable individual growth and development throughout their lives. Therefore, possible personality traits need to be examined for their capability as protective factors for a healthy body image. The current study examined how one internal personality trait (self-concept clarity) and three external factors (tripartite influence from media, parents, and peers) are associated with adolescents’ internalization of the thin-body ideal and body esteem in a sample of Korean adolescents (N = 1127). Self-concept clarity was identified as a powerful factor that is positively related with body esteem. The results showed that greater self-concept clarity, lower tripartite influences and thin body internalization were related to greater body esteem. Gender differences were found in the relationships between body esteem and the predictor variables. The implications of the findings and future research directions are discussed.

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Testing Western Media Icons Influence on Arab Women’s Body Size and Shape Ideals: An Experimental Approach

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci7090142 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (9) ◽

pp. 142

Author(s):

Salma Khaled ◽

Bethany Shockley ◽

Yara Qutteina ◽

Linda Kimmel ◽

Kien Trung

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Body Size ◽

Online Survey ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Thin Body ◽

Size And Shape ◽

Body Ideal ◽

Media Globalization ◽

Western Media

Western media globalization is implicated in the spread of the thin body ideal to traditional societies. Qatar—a small conservative Middle-Eastern country—has recently witnessed rapid Westernization, but the influence of Western media icons on women’s body image dissatisfaction has rarely been studied here. A 2 (celebrity or model) × 3 (thin, average, or heavy) plus a control condition between-subject experiment tested the primary hypothesis that exposure to images of thin Western models or celebrities promotes a thinner body ideal compared to neutral images. A sample of young women (n = 1145) was randomly assigned to experimental images as part of an online survey. After exposure to images, participants rated their current and desired body size and shape, reported celebrity liking, and evaluated their favorite celebrity’s body. We found little support for the desire of thinness. Viewing thin- and average-sized celebrities was significantly associated with desiring a heavier and a thinner look (respectively) among those favoring thin celebrities. Images of thin models induced the desire for a curvaceous body figure with hips especially among those favoring celebrities with hips. The findings highlight important nuances in the influence of Western media icons on body image among women in a non-Western culture.

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Body image and sexual orientation: The experiences of lesbian and bisexual women

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105317694486 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (9) ◽

pp. 1178-1190 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Marie L Smith ◽

Elina Telford ◽

Jeremy J Tree

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Thin Body ◽

Bisexual Women ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Body Ideal ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

And Bisexual ◽

Standards Of Beauty

Western cultures promote a thin and curvaceous ideal body size that most women find difficult to achieve by healthy measures, resulting in poor body image and increased risk for eating pathology. Research focusing on body image in lesbian and bisexual women has yielded inconsistent results. In total, 11 lesbian and bisexual women were interviewed regarding their experiences with body image. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed that these women experienced similar mainstream pressures to conform to a thin body ideal. Furthermore, participants perceived additional pressure to conform to heteronormative standards of beauty since the normalisation of homosexuality and the increase in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender representation in mainstream media.

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Body Image Disturbance: A Silent Epidemic

Contemporary Psychology ◽

10.1037/002467 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 409-412

Author(s):

Patty E. Matz ◽

Myles S. Faith

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Body Image Disturbance

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Review of Body Image Disturbance: Assessment and Treatment.

Contemporary Psychology ◽

10.1037/029569 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 263-263

Author(s):

C. Peter Herman

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Body Image Disturbance ◽

Assessment And Treatment

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Peer Teasing Experiences and Body Image Disturbance Among Young Women

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e510202008-001 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Moira A. Traci ◽

Sukanya Ray ◽

Erin Hogan

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Young Women ◽

Body Image Disturbance

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High Heels sebagai Agensi bagi Tubuh Wanita

Anthropos Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) ◽

10.24114/antro.v5i2.15362 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 196

Author(s):

Sunandar Macpal ◽

Fathianabilla Azhar

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Literature Review ◽

The Body ◽

The Other ◽

Body Image Disturbance ◽

Other Hand ◽

High Heels ◽

Experience Pain ◽

Woman's Body

The aims of this paper is to explain the use of high heels as an agency for a woman's body. Agency context refers to pain in the body but pain is perceived as something positive. In this paper, the method used is a literature review by reviewing writings related to the use of high heels. The findings in this paper that women experience body image disturbance or anxiety because they feel themselves are not beautiful or not attractive. The use of high heels, makes women more attractive and more confident, on the other hand the use of high heels actually makes women feel pain and discomfort. However, for the achievement of beauty standards, women voluntarily allow their bodies to experience pain. However, the agency's willingness to beauty standards here is meaningless without filtering and directly accepted. Instead women keep negotiating with themselves so as to make a decision why use high heels.

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