The UCLA Body Matrices as measures of body image and body type preferences

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Mulrenan ◽  
David Frederick ◽  
Leila Sadeghi-Azar ◽  
Janet Ha ◽  
Anne Peplau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Type

Black Beauty: Womanist Consciousness as a Protective Factor in Black Women’s Body Image Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 009579842110349
Author(s):  
Speshál Walker Gautier
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Skin Tone ◽  
Black American ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Body Image Satisfaction ◽  
American Women ◽  
Black American Women

Black American women are exposed to mainstream beauty standards, which may have implications for body image satisfaction. Given that beauty standards are often based on idealized depictions of White women’s physical features, scholars have called for body image research that extends beyond body type/weight (e.g., skin tone/hair) to better examine the experiences of Black women. In examining body image satisfaction and protective factors (e.g., ethnic identity), empirical research has yet to attend to these experiences at the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender. The current study used an online survey to examine whether womanist consciousness (WC) was a protective factor for Black American women ( N = 211). Findings indicated that after controlling for ethnic identity, higher womanist consciousness significantly predicted higher body satisfaction with historically racially defined features (e.g., skin tone/hair) and lower self-ideal discrepancy. Darker skin tone was linked to higher body importance and higher ethnic identity level. Last, increased frequency of wearing hair weaves was associated with lower body satisfaction while more frequently wearing Afrocentric hair styles/textures was associated with higher body satisfaction.

scholarly journals Peer-reviewed Images: Image Consuming Selves as Visual CommoditiesNotes: All images used in this article are either part of the author's own archive or have been photographed by him, or he has been commissioned to do so. This article was initially prepared for presenting in a conference titled: ‘Creative Industries in Asia: Innovating within Constraints’, Bangkok University, 12 July 2016. The revised and advanced draft of this article was presented in ‘Visual South Asia Conference’, Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka, 10-11 May 2017. This essay is a part of the larger book project titled “Flirting with Images and Commodities” that maps our ephemeral encounters with the contemporary visual and material conditions.

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-125
Author(s):  
Sreedeep Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Body Work ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Similar Body ◽  
The Ideal

The article addresses how popular imageries of ideal body types and their circulation inspires the construction of similar body ideals to be achieved through body work, body care and body control. While demonstrating a composite relationship between the ‘image’ and the ‘body’, it renders the interdependency and inseparability of these two entities, capturing the dual process of consuming images of the ideal body and transforming body into images for consumption. The article also advances a theoretical model of image–body unification in contemporary India. Citing a wide range of visual representations of the body/image, the article illustrates how the imageries of the ideal body type are often negotiated through body work, and how the worked-out body is then converted to similar body-image for circulation, thereby creating replicas of predominant ideal types and inspiring the production of bodies and images that are identical to that type. The article situates such practices of image production, circulation and emulation within the larger context of greater levels of tolerance, acceptance and dissemination of the eroticised body. It is argued that the acceptance of the eroticised body as lifestyle choice is an integral part of a larger global visual trend. The erosion of the stigma against representation of the body as a legitimate site of pleasure determines our temporal identities by inviting us to participate in the articulation of the desiring self through image-conscious bodies and through images that make the body more desirable.

Influence of a Body Type Training Program on Body Image Dissatisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 601-602
Author(s):  
Bailey M. Theall ◽  
Arnold G. Nelson ◽  
Kate S. Early ◽  
Annie B. Simoneaux ◽  
Neil M. Johannsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Body Type

Socially Constructed Body Image of Female Adolescent Cheerleaders

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sony SooHoo ◽  
Justine J. Reel ◽  
Patricia F. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Female ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Image Construction ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
Image Position

Adolescent cheerleaders are seen as American icons, but psychosocial factors can predispose them to body image disturbances and disordered eating. Understanding body image development is critical to promoting healthy body image, as well as preventing disordered eating and its related health risks. The purpose of this study was to explore the development of body image among adolescent female cheerleaders. A grounded theory approach was used to conduct 26 interviews with 14 adolescent female cheerleaders (M = 14.07, SD = 2.40) who cheered at All-star gyms, junior high, or high schools to explore their body image experiences. The categories included body awareness (i.e., physical changes, body comparison), cheerleading environment (i.e., cheerleading image, position body type, uniform), and social factors (i.e., parental influences, comments from others). These categories influenced body image through the central category, developing attitude, demonstrating the complexity of body image construction among adolescent females.

Body Characteristics in Relation to Life Adjustment, Body-Image and Attitudes of College Females

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 499-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. I. Douty ◽  
J. B. Moore ◽  
D. Hartford
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Group A

A comprehensive inquiry was made into psycho-physical and self-perception phenomena through innovative methods. Graphic somatometry and judges' ratings provided data on body characteristics, a scaled Personal Inventory derived data on self-perceptions, and the Bell Adjustment Inventory measured personal characteristics. Correlation coefficients, chi-square tests, and z-score patterns were used to analyze data from 91 Ss. A few relations between body characteristics and adjustment were found and some relations between posture and adjustment, but body type showed no significant relations for the group although relations were clear in individual cases. There was definite dissatisfaction with the body, with personal impressions of figure being influenced by impressions of posture, and this dissatisfaction was related to two adjustment variables, namely, home adjustment and health adjustment. The pattern of z scores for figure and posture characteristics and adjustment, of the high-figure-impression group differed from that of the low group. A major conclusion was that intervening variables of body-image and self-perception must be examined if the relationship between body and personality is to be clarified.

scholarly journals Body Image Themes in Instagram Posts Using Hashtags #rd2be and #nursingstudent

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 244-244
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras ◽  
Christina Chan ◽  
Basema Habash ◽  
Elizabeth Siu
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Female Bodies ◽  
Dietetic Students

Abstract Objectives Instagram is an image driven social media platform popular among young adults today. Research on young women suggests that unrealistic portrayals of female bodies may contribute to a poor body image and disordered eating behavior. Nutrition students may feel more pressure to appear thin and fit to lend credibility as a nutrition professional, putting them at higher risk for body dissatisfaction. This study assessed the frequency of body image themes in Instagram posts using the hashtag #rd2be, commonly used by dietetic students, compared to posts using the hashtag #nursingstudent, commonly used by nursing students. Methods A content analysis was conducted on all Instagram posts from randomly selected days in September 2018 and March 2019 that included one of the focal hashtags (#rd2be or #nursingstudent) and represented weekdays and weekends. Images, captions, and other hashtags were reviewed for body image aspects which included body type portrayed in images (thin, average, overweight, fit) and messages in captions and hashtags related to body dissatisfaction (weight, fatness, and muscle) and overall body acceptance. Chi-square was used to test differences in the prevalence of body image attributes between posts using the two hashtags. Results A total 2924 posts were reviewed (1204 with #rd2be and 1720 with #nursingstudent). Body image-related attributes were found in 11.4% of total posts and the prevalence differed between #rd2be posts (22.7%) and #nursingstudent posts (3.5%; P < .001). Posts using #rd2be had almost twice the prevalence of thin bodies (33.6% vs 18.8%, P < .001) and double the fit/muscular bodies (10.6% vs 4.4%; P = .001) than posts using #nursingstudent. More #nursingstudent posts displayed dissatisfaction with body weight (77.0% vs 37.0%, P < .001), body fat (39.3% vs 10.6%, P < .001), and muscle (49.2% vs 16.5%, P < .001) than posts using #rdtobe. Messages regarding overall body satisfaction were more prevalent in #rd2be posts than #nursingstudent (64.1% vs 18.0%, P < .001). Conclusions Findings suggest that while dietetics students may be more mindful of body image issues than nursing students, nutrition students overall may have a higher degree of body satisfaction. Further research is needed to explore possible connections with disordered eating practices. Funding Sources No funding sources.

scholarly journals Body image perception and satisfaction in university students

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Ludimila Bastos Lôbo ◽  
Marco Túlio de Mello ◽  
João Roberto Ventura de Oliveira ◽  
Madson Pereira Cruz ◽  
Renato de Carvalho Guerreiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Body Shapes

Abstract Body image represents the mental perception of body shapes and is a multifactorial structure that includes psychological, physical and emotional elements. The discrepancy between the subjective perception of body image and the desire for the ideal body type can interfere with the feeling of satisfaction and trigger the desire for changes in appearance, directly interfering with mental health and general well-being. Men and women may differ in body image satisfaction due to the different social influences and beauty standards imposed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the subjective perception of body image and satisfaction with body shapes among men and women. The sample consisted of 100 college students of both genders. Subjective perception of body image and satisfaction were measured through self-assessment, through scale figure silhouettes. There was a significant difference in the subjective perception of body image in the comparison between genders, and women presented greater discrepancy between the real and the perceived image. In the analysis of satisfaction with body image there were no differences between genders and both presented high percentage of dissatisfaction. In addition, 46.2% of men would like to decrease their body shapes, 53.8% would increase them. As for women, 76.1% would like to decrease their body dimensions and 23.9% to increase them. The strong pressures imposed by society and the standards set by the prevailing media in determining body image dissatisfaction or self-assessment negatively, regardless of gender.

scholarly journals Repercussions of Social Networks on Their Users’ Body Image: Integrative Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Flávia de Sousa Silva ◽  
Camila Cremonezi Japur ◽  
Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira Penaforte
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Body Self

Abstract This integrative review of literature followed the PICO strategy to investigate the repercussions of the use of social networks on the body image of their users. PubMed, LILACS, PsycINFO and SciELO databases were included as well as articles published between January 2006 and February 2019. Thirty-three articles were analyzed, which compose the corpus of this review. The studies revealed that social networks have a predominantly negative repercussion on the body self-image of their users, increasing levels of body dissatisfaction, also having a negative impact on mood and self-esteem. Added to this, social networks influenced the body type that users would like to have, translated by the lean body profile, considered a model of beauty.

Negotiating the Male Body: Men, Masculinity, and Cultural Ideals

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Wienke
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Cultural Ideal ◽  
Cultural Ideals ◽  
Male Body Image ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Bodily Condition

In an attempt to understand the relationship between the body and masculinity, this paper explores the extent to which body image has significance in men's lives. I begin by considering the cultural ideal of the male body as conceived within the context of popular culture. Citing both cultural examples and empirical evidence, I argue that the muscular body type represents the dominant cultural ideal. I then explain how the present paper builds on prior research on the male body image. My argument here is that prior research has neglected to study the meaning of body image from the perspective of men's everyday lives and therefore provides an incomplete assessment of men's views of body image. In response, this paper draws from interview data compiled from a larger study, illustrating the different ways men relate to cultural ideals of male bodies, how men adjust to the demands of ideals, and how men normalize their own bodily condition. This paper suggests that men develop a number of complex strategies to negotiate the meaning of their bodies in view of cultural ideals of male physiques.

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