Self-report and startle-based measures of emotional reactions to body image cues as predictors of Drive for Thinness and Body Dissatisfaction in female college students

Body Image ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie D. Spresser ◽  
Kristen M. Keune ◽  
Diane L. Filion ◽  
Jennifer D. Lundgren
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Drive For Thinness ◽  
Female College

Reliability and Accuracy of Self-Report of a New Body-Image Measure

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 861-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett M. Mable ◽  
William D. G. Balance ◽  
Richard J. Galgan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Female College ◽  
Image Measure ◽  
Report Measure

The present study investigated the reliability and accuracy of the Body-image Distortion Questionnaire, a paper-and-pencil self-report measure. Forty male and 41 female college students completed the questionnaire on each of two occasions 21 days apart. Daring the second session, height, weight, and body build were measured. Results indicated that the questionnaire is a reliable and accurate measure of body-image distortion.

Body-Image Dissatisfaction among American Male and Female College Students: A Computer-Based Graphical Approach

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan C. Gustavson ◽  
Carl R. Gustavson ◽  
Monica P. Gabaldon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
State Colleges ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Graphical Approach ◽  
Female College ◽  
Computer Based

College students (56 women and 43 men) attending state colleges in the southwestern United States were tested for body-image dissatisfaction using a computer-based graphical body-image task. A reliable relationship between desired stature and desired body-image was observed for the women. Women of large stature showed a greater discrepancy between verbally reported desired stature and redrawn images of desired stature than women of average or smaller than average stature. No reliable discrepancy between desired body-image and verbally reported desired stature was shown by the men.

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on the Social Physique Anxiety and Body Esteem of Female College Students

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter P. Bartlewski
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Body Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Female College ◽  
Psychology Course

The purpose of this research was to explore the effectiveness of exercise in reducing body image concerns of female college students. Women enrolled in an aerobic exercise course or in a social psychology course at a medium sized university reported their social physique anxiety and body esteem at the beginning and end of the semester. For women in the aerobic exercise classes, social physique anxiety decreased and body esteem increased over the course of the semester. Social physique anxiety and body esteem did not change significantly for those in the (nonexercising) social psychology classes. The researchers concluded that participation in aerobic exercise programs may help to improve the body image of female college students. Based upon these results further investigation of the mechanisms by which exercise influences body image is warranted.

Relationships of personality and lifestyle with mobile phone dependence among female nursing students

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoko Ezoe ◽  
Masahiro Toda ◽  
Kimio Yoshimura ◽  
Aki Naritomi ◽  
Rei Den ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Nursing School ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Female College

To clarify the relationships of personality and lifestyle with mobile phone dependence, defined as an intermittent craving to use a mobile phone or excessive mobile phone use, we administered a self-report questionnaire to 132 female college students attending a nursing school in Osaka, Japan. Results of multiple regression analysis indicated that scores for extroversion and neuroticism were positively related to the score of the Mobile Phone Dependence Questionnaire (MPDQ; Toda, Monden, Kubo, & Morimoto, 2004), while the score for healthy practices was negatively related to that of the MPDQ. These findings suggest that mobile phone dependence in female college students is associated with elevated traits of extroversion and neuroticism, as well as an unhealthy lifestyle.

Sociocultural pressure, internalization, BMI, exercise, and body dissatisfaction in Korean female college students

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 1712-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyulee Shin ◽  
Sukkyung You ◽  
Euikyung Kim
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Female College ◽  
Thin Ideal Internalization ◽  
Sociocultural Pressure

This research investigated the differential effects of sociocultural pressures from media, peers, and parents on the thin ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction of 472 Korean female college students using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that after controlling for body mass index and exercise, media pressure exerted the largest effects, followed by peer pressure and parental pressure, on thin ideal internalization, and in turn, body dissatisfaction. Furthermore, parent and media pressures were found to exert direct effects on body dissatisfaction as well as indirect effects through thin ideal internalization. The results and implications of the study are discussed.

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