Antecedents of ideal body image and body dissatisfaction: The role of ethnicity, gender and age among the consumers in the USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sindy Chapa ◽  
Felecia F. Jordan Jackson ◽  
Jaejin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body

Cross Cultural Variations in Adult Female Perceived and Ideal Body Image

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalpana Raman
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Cultural Variations ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body

Body image is a growing concerns in the mass especially in the young adults females who are witnessing several secondary changes and are striving to establish and sustain their own identity. Dissatisfaction with physical body and striving for betterment has been found to be partly nurtured by our social, cultural norms and traditions as well as the publicization by media. There has been many researchers conducted in this realm. But, the cross cultural variations between India and the USA within the young adults females exploring the role of ethnicity, religion, media, society etc has been les explored. Hence, the aim of the present review was to investigate the effect of various sources in the nurturance of perceived and ideal body image in the young adults’ females of India and the USA. Overall, it has been found that there has been dearth of research findings especially in the population selected in this study and that interplay of factors accounting to the discrepancy between perceived and ideal self body image.

scholarly journals Testing the discrepancy between actual and ideal body image with the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Hernández-López ◽  
Lourdes Quiñones-Jiménez ◽  
Alberto L. Blanco-Romero ◽  
Miguel Rodríguez-Valverde
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body

Abstract Background The discrepancy between actual and ideal body image is considered an index of body dissatisfaction and a risk factor for eating disorders. While discrepancy has been traditionally tested with figural drawing rating scales, in recent times the use of implicit measures has been explored. Methods This study employs the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) to examine actual-ideal body-size discrepancy in a sample of 130 Spanish college students, as well as its utility to predict symptoms of eating disorders and other body-image relevant measures. Participants completed the Contour Drawing Rating Scale (CDRS). The three smallest and the three largest contour drawings of the CDRS were used as target stimuli in two different IRAP tasks: one in combination with the sample phrases “I am” and “I am not” (that assessed implicit actual body image), another in combination with the phrases “I want to be” and “I don’t want to be” (that assessed implicit ideal body image). After completing both IRAP tasks, participants completed explicit measures of body-image psychological inflexibility, body dissatisfaction, and symptoms of eating disorders. Results Results showed a small implicit bias towards thinness. Participants were faster in affirming than denying that they are thin and that they desire to be thin. They were also faster in affirming than denying that they are fat and that they want to be fat, but to a smaller extent than with thinness. Specifically, the implicit desire to be (or not be) fat emerged as an independent predictor of eating disorder symptoms, psychological inflexibility, and body dissatisfaction that significantly increased the predictive power of CDRS scores. Conclusions These findings underscore the need for further research on specific body image implicit beliefs towards fatness, both in subclinical and clinical populations, in order to examine whether willingness to accept the idea that one can have a larger body size can be a suitable target for prevention and intervention in eating disorders.

Ideal body image for the opposite sex and its association with body mass index

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
María Eugenia Ibáñez-Zamacona ◽  
Alaitz Poveda ◽  
Esther Rebato
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation

Abstract This research studied the preferences reported by women and men about their Ideal Body Image for the Opposite Sex (IBIOS), and its association with body mass index (BMI). It also analysed the preferences of each sex for a woman’s ideal body image (W-IBI) and a man’s ideal body image (M-IBI). A total of 450 participants aged 18–70 years with different weights were studied. Their IBIOS was assessed using standard figural stimuli. The sample was divided in four groups by sex and age (<45 years; ≥45 years). Sex and age differences in IBIOS, as well as sex differences in the preferences for a woman’s ideal body image (W-IBI) and a man’s ideal body image (M-IBI), were tested using a non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test. The association between IBIOS and BMI was analysed using Spearman’s correlation. In all groups, the most chosen silhouette as IBIOS was number 4. In the under-45 years group, women chose bigger silhouettes for the opposite sex than men did (p<0.05). In this age group women chose as ideal smaller silhouettes for the female body than men did (p<0.01). In addition, women and men in the younger age group and with normal weight chose smaller silhouettes, while those who were overweight or obese selected larger silhouettes (p<0.001). Age was found to be a relevant factor in IBIOS preferences, and in the association between IBIOS and nutritional status as measured by BMI, which was only observed to be significant in the younger age group.

One Size Doesn't Fit All: New Continua of Figure Drawings and Their Relation to Ideal Body Image

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Novella ◽  
Jennifer T. Gosselin ◽  
Debbie Danowski
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Figure Drawings

Assessment of the ideal body image of women in Accra, Ghana

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary B Duda ◽  
Naana Afua Jumah ◽  
Allan G Hill ◽  
Joseph Seffah ◽  
Richard Biritwum
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Normal Body Mass Index ◽  
Morbidly Obesity ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Ghanaian Women ◽  
The Ideal

The hypothesis tested in this study was that the 'traditional build' is the culturally valued body shape by Ghanaian women. Culturally sensitive figural stimuli were designed to assess the current body image (CBI) and the ideal body image (IBI) of Ghanaian women. The most frequently selected model for the CBI was one that represented a slightly overweight woman; the IBI selected was consistent with a representation of normal body mass index; and the least healthy image was that figure that represented morbidly obesity.

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