Body image concern among Australian adolescent girls: The role of body comparisons with models and peers

Body Image ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renee N. Carey ◽  
Ngaire Donaghue ◽  
Pia Broderick
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Body Image Concern

scholarly journals The Perfect Storm: A Developmental–Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls’ Body Image Concerns and Mental Health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Choukas-Bradley ◽  
Savannah Roberts ◽  
Anne J. Maheux ◽  
Jacqueline Nesi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Body Image Concerns ◽  
Perfect Storm

In this theoretical review paper, we provide a developmental–sociocultural framework for the role of social media (SM) in contributing to adolescent girls’ body image concerns, and in turn, depressive symptoms and disordered eating. We propose that the features of SM (e.g., idealized images of peers, quantifiable feedback) intersect with adolescent developmental factors (e.g., salience of peer relationships) and sociocultural gender socialization processes (e.g., societal over-emphasis on girls’ and women’s physical appearance) to create the “perfect storm” for exacerbating girls’ body image concerns. We argue that, ultimately, body image concerns may be a key mechanism underlying associations between adolescent girls’ SM use and mental health. In the context of proposing this framework, we provide empirical evidence for how SM may increase adolescent girls’ body image concerns through heightening their focus on: (1) other people’s physical appearance (e.g., through exposure to idealized images of peers, celebrities, and SM influencers; quantifiable indicators of approval); and (2) their own appearance (e.g., through appearance-related SM consciousness; exposure to one’s own image; encouraging over-valuing of appearance; and peer approval of photos/videos). Our framework highlights new avenues for future research on adolescent girls’ SM use and mental health, which recognize the central role of body image.

Disordered Eating Pathology and Body Image Among Adolescent Girls in Israel: The Role of Sense of Coherence

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 1246-1252
Author(s):  
Yael Latzer ◽  
Sarah L. Weinberger-Litman ◽  
Zohar Spivak-Lavi ◽  
Orna Tzischinsky
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Eating Pathology

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Perfectionism, Early Maladaptive Schemas, Attachment Styles, and Body Image Concern by the Mediating Role of Self-esteem in Cosmetic Surgery Applicants

2121 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Moghadam ◽  
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Hossein Ebrahimi Moghadam ◽  
Pantea Jahangir ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Body Image Concern ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Psychological characteristics could significantly impact applications for cosmetic surgery as well as precognition and satisfaction with surgery. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between perfectionism, early maladaptive schemas, attachment styles, and body image concern by the mediating role of self-esteem in cosmetic surgery applicants. Methods: This was a predictive correlational study. The statistical population of the study included all female applicants for cosmetic surgery referring to cosmetic surgery centers in Tehran City, Iran, in 2020. A sample size of 400 women was selected based on Klein’s model (2016). The required data were collected by Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) (1989), Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS), Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-S3), Adult Attachment Scale (AAS), and Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI), and analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equations in SPSS and AMOS. Results: The obtained results signified a significant relationship between perfectionism, early maladaptive schemas, attachment styles, self-esteem, and body image concerns (P<0.01). Furthermore, the modified model presented a good fit (The Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) =0.061, GFI=0.989, IFI=0.987, P<0.05); the indirect paths of perfectionism, early maladaptive schema, and attachment styles through self-esteem were also significant. Conclusion: The evaluated model indicated a good fit; thus, it can play an essential role in recognizing the factors affecting the body image concerns of female cosmetic surgery applicants.

scholarly journals Disordered Eating Patterns and Sexual Self-Esteem in Married Women: The Mediating Role of Body Image Concern

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Shameli ◽  
Maryam Davodi
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Body Image Concern ◽  
Food Preoccupation ◽  
Disordered Eating Patterns

Introduction: The contemporary psychology is looking for numerous mediators and risk factors that may exacerbate the marital relationship with regard to the consequences of disordered eating patterns in general and sexual satisfaction in particular. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of body image concern in the relationship between disordered eating patterns and sexual self-esteem in married women. Methods: The participants of this study were 213 married women who referred to the nutrition department of Kazerun City in 2019 and were selected by available sampling method. To collect data, Eating Attitudes Test (Garner & Garfinkel, 1979), Body Image Concern Inventory (Littleton et al., 2005), and Sexual Self-Esteem Inventory for Women (Zeanah, Schwarz, 1996) were used. Results: The results of structural equation modeling indicated that the three subscales of disordered eating patterns were directly associated with sexual self-esteem. Of the above-mentioned patterns, only the "overeating and food preoccupation" pattern affected sexual self-esteem indirectly by mediating of body image concern (β= -0.14, P< 0.01). Therefore, it can be argued that overeating and food preoccupation reduced the sexual self-esteem in married women by increasing the body image concern.   Conclusion: Overall, the results of this study indicated the importance of simultaneous attention to disordered diets and body image concern for predicting sexual self-esteem in married women.  

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