scholarly journals Senior Adults: Does Body Image Matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 883-884
Author(s):  
Keri Larsen ◽  
Myia Graves ◽  
Ashley Bowers ◽  
Valerie Saba ◽  
Lauren Himel
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Senior Adults ◽  
Comparison Theory ◽  
Moment Coefficient ◽  
Sociocultural Attitudes ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
The Social ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
The Media

Abstract Through the theoretical framework of the Social Comparison Theory, the current study will examine general attitudes and perceptions of body image in senior adults who are currently participating in organized recreational activities. Participants between the ages of 50 years of age and older participating in organized recreational programs in the Southeast will be administered the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Scale (SATAQ) to measure participants’ body image as influenced by general media, athletic and sport figures, as well as pressure to conform to the media ideal. The Figure Rating Scale will be administered, and is composed of nine drawings of bodies that progressively increase in size from very thin to overweight. Pearson product moment coefficient of correlation will be used to determine the association of scores between the SATAQ and Figure Rating Scale.

scholarly journals Eating Disorder Symptoms and Body Image in Adolescents from Public Schools in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roges Ghidini Dias ◽  
Ricardo Rodrigo Rech ◽  
Ricardo Halpern
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
Eat 26

There is growing recognition of the adverse effects of body image dissatisfaction (BID) and eating disorder (ED) symptoms on adolescent health. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of ED symptoms, BID, and their relationship in adolescents from public schools in Southern Brazil. A total of 782 schoolchildren (male: n=420, female: n=362); age: 15 ± 0,4 years) answered a self-administrated questionnaire to identify sociodemographic data. Children´s Figure Rating Scale was adopted to identify body image and Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was applied to investigate ED symptoms. Inferential statistics and hierarchical model-controlled logistic regression were used for association between variables. Most of the schoolchildren reported being satisfied with their bodies. However, we observed a higher prevalence of dissatisfaction among girls for being overweight and thinness among boys. Female students and students from schools located in the central area of the city showed higher chances of developing ED symptoms, and the absence of symptoms of ED appeared to act as a protective factor against BID in schoolchildren. Results of this study show the need to reflect on these factors that influence the development of ED and non-acceptance of their own body in a population concerned with their physical appearance.

scholarly journals Mirror, Mirror, Help Me Like My Body

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara B. Oswalt ◽  
Tammy J. Wyatt
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Media Campaign ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Marketing Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual

Body image is a concern for many individuals but especially for women. Few body image interventions focus beyond the individual and attempt to reach a larger population. A media campaign was developed using the Social Marketing Model and implemented on a university campus to help women recognize conversations and ideas that reinforce negative body image concepts. Details about the development and implementation of the media campaign are reviewed. Follow-up assessment revealed that almost 60% (n = 194) of women surveyed saw the materials. Many responded favorably to the campaign’s impact. Buscards were viewed most frequently, indicating a potential promotion strategy for future health campaigns. Implications for future interventions and recommendations for practitioners are discussed.

scholarly journals Correlates of Body Image in Polish Weight Trainers

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Guszkowska ◽  
Tomasz Maziarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
The Body ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
Ideal Body

AbstractPurpose. The purpose of this study was to determine body image and body satisfaction in Polish adult men involved in resistance training and to investigate their relationships with objective anthropometric and training characteristics. Methods. The study included 176 males aged 18-31 years with 1-14 years resistance training experience. The Figure Rating Scale, Body Satisfaction Scale and a self-designed questionnaire were administered. Results. Approximately 62% of the participants would like to be more muscular, only 29% accepted their appearance and 9% would like to be less muscular. The body selected as the personal ideal (M = 5.34) was less muscular than the body considered by the participants to be ideal by other men (normative body; M = 6.07) and was more muscular than the body thought to be most attractive to women (M = 5.10). Actual and ideal body muscularity correlated positively with age and body mass, height and BMI. Dissatisfaction with trunk and motor characteristics correlated positively with ideal body and the body considered most attractive to women as well as with the discrepancy indices between the above factors and the actual body. Conclusions. Men regularly involved in resistance training were found to strive for a muscular physique. The normative body, the physique believed to be desired by other men, was more muscular than what was considered preferential to women. However, the latter constitutes a stronger determinant of the level of body satisfaction in men engaged in resistance training.

Further Investigation of the Validity and Reliability of the Photographic Figure Rating Scale for Body Image Assessment

2012 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viren Swami ◽  
Stefan Stieger ◽  
Amy Sunshine Harris ◽  
Ingo W. Nader ◽  
Jakob Pietschnig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
Image Assessment

scholarly journals The Body Image Matrix of Thinness and Muscularity—Male Bodies: Development and validation of a new figure rating scale for body image in men

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 1283-1292
Author(s):  
Rike Arkenau ◽  
Silja Vocks ◽  
Christoph O. Taube ◽  
Manuel Waldorf ◽  
Andrea S. Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
The Body ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
Development And Validation

scholarly journals Development of a BMI-Assigned Stunkard Scale for the Evaluation of Body Image Perception Based on Data of the SOS Reference Study

Obesity Facts ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Verena Parzer ◽  
Kajsa Sjöholm ◽  
Johanna Maria Brix ◽  
Per-Arne Svensson ◽  
Bernhard Ludvik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Test Accuracy ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Optimal Cutoff ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
Measured Weight ◽  
Reference Cohort

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Stunkard’s figure rating scale is a widely used tool to assess weight status and, more recently, body image perception in people with obesity. However, large population-based studies on Europeans linking this scale’s silhouettes with measured BMI values are lacking. Therefore, we used measured weight and height data from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) reference cohort to assign a mean BMI to each of the 9 Stunkard Scale silhouettes and to define silhouette cutoff values for categorizing people with obesity and overweight. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A total of 1,128 participants from the SOS reference cohort were included (54% females, BMI = 25.2 [ranging from 17.6 to 45.4] ±3.8 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, and age = 50 [ranging from 36 to 62] ±7 years [means ± standard deviation]). Patients estimated their own body size by choosing a silhouette of the Stunkard Scale. A mean BMI, based on measured weight and height, was assigned to each male and female silhouette of the Stunkard Scale. Measured BMI values were compared with BMI values calculated by simple linear regression analysis. ROC analysis was used to test accuracy of discrimination and the Youden index to assess optimal cutoff. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Figure ratings and BMI were strongly correlated in men, <i>r</i> (518) = 0.76, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001 and women, <i>r</i> (606) = 0.80, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001. Silhouette selection significantly predicted BMI values in men, β = 16.03, <i>t</i> (518) = 25.30, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001, and women, β = 12.06, <i>t</i> (606) = 32.98, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001, and explained a significant proportion of variance in BMI values in men, <i>R</i><sup><i>2</i></sup> = 0.55, <i>F</i> (1, 518) = 639.98, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001, and women, <i>R</i><sup><i>2</i></sup> = 0.64, <i>F</i> (1, 606) = 1,087.88, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001. ROC curve analyses resulted in an optimal cutoff value of 6 for identifying people with obesity and 5 for overweight. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Stunkard’s figure rating scale can be used with confidence to assess weight status. Silhouette selection accurately classifies subjects as overweight or obese.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Body Image by Persons With Prader-Willi Syndrome and Their Parents

2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Napolitano ◽  
Jennifer Zarcone ◽  
Sarah Nielsen ◽  
Hongyue Wang ◽  
Jillian Maynard Caliendo
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Genetic Disorder ◽  
Prader Willi Syndrome ◽  
Figure Rating Scale

Abstract Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by obesity. The Figure Rating Scale (Stunkard, Sorensen, & Schulsinger, 1983) was completed by 43 individuals with this syndrome to determine their level of dissatisfaction with their body. Their parents also completed this scale regarding their child to determine whether they were dissatisfied with their child's body status. Results showed that individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome were dissatisfied with their body. Parents also were dissatisfied with their child's body. Results of this study demonstrate that the responses of persons with Prader-Willi syndrome on the Figure Rating Scale show significant discrepancies between how they think they look and how they wished they looked.

scholarly journals “eLoriCorps Immersive Body Rating Scale”: Exploring the Assessment of Body Image Disturbances from Allocentric and Egocentric Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 2926
Author(s):  
Johana Monthuy-Blanc ◽  
Stéphane Bouchard ◽  
Marilou Ouellet ◽  
Giulia Corno ◽  
Sylvain Iceta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
Individual Comparison ◽  
Body Size Dissatisfaction ◽  
Body Image Disturbances

The first objective of this study was to test the convergent and discriminant validity between the “eLoriCorps Immersive Body Rating Scale” and the traditional paper-based figure rating scale (FRS). The second objective was to explore the contribution of the egocentric virtual reality (VR) perspective of eLoriCorps to understanding body image disturbances (BIDs). The sample consisted of 53 female and 13 male adults. Body size dissatisfaction, body size distortion, perceived body size, and ideal body size were assessed. Overall, outcomes showed good agreement between allocentric perspectives as measured via VR and the FRS. The egocentric VR perspective produced different results compared to both the allocentric VR perspective and the FRS. This difference revealed discriminant validity and suggested that eLoricorps’ egocentric VR perspective might assess something different from the traditional conception of body dissatisfaction, which an allocentric VR perspective generally assesses. Finally, the egocentric VR perspective in assessing BIDs deserves to be studied more extensively to explore the possibility of finding two types of body image distortion: (a) an egocentric perceptual body distortion, referring to internal body sensation affected by intra-individual changes, and (b) an allocentric perceptual body distortion, referring to external body benchmarks constructed by inter-individual comparison occurring in a given cultural context.

Predictors of Body Image Perception among African American Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 903-909
Author(s):  
Yvonne Ford ◽  
Stephanie Pickett
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Figure Rating Scale ◽  
The Us ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity

Obesity is a significant health problem in the US with African American (AA) women having one of the highest prevalence of obesity. Some AA women may equate a larger BMI with a positive body image. The purpose of this cross-sectional descriptive study was to examine the relationship between demographic variables, body image perception, coping behaviors and BMI with a non-probability sample of 191 AA women, 18–40 years old. Participants completed a demographic form and Pulver’s Figure Rating Scale (PFRS). Weight and height were measure and body mass index (BMI) calculated. Significant findings show that chronological age, hypertension, cigarette smoking and BMI were positively associated with body image perception. Using regression analysis, hypertension and BMI were predictors of body image perception. The study findings indicate that chronic illness and BMI impact body image perception.

scholarly journals Investigating the Linkages between BMI, Body Image, and SATAQ among Young Asian Females

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7460
Author(s):  
Jane-Lu Hsu ◽  
Rainbow Tsai-Ling Hung ◽  
Melchior Antoine
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Body Esteem ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The Body ◽  
Negative Body Image ◽  
Sociocultural Attitudes ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Media ◽  
Attitudes Toward Appearance

Sociocultural attitudes toward appearance and its linkage to body mass index (BMI) and body image is a relationship worth studying, especially in Asia, where the idealization of thinness can be prominent. The Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ) developed by Heinberg et al. in 1995 was used in this study to examine whether these beliefs have been internalized. Furthermore, the Body Esteem Scale (BES) was used to quantify body image. The formal in-person survey was administered in Taipei, Taiwan. There were 301 valid samples out of 330 surveyed respondents. To enhance the representativeness of the samples, a stratified sampling technique was applied to generate survey data with valid samples following gender and age distributions of the population between the ages of 14 and 28. The internalization dimension represented how strongly the respondents considered the importance of the socially accepted concept of appearance based on personal perceived social norms. The other dimension, awareness, represented the sociocultural pressures from the outside world, such as from the image of slimness illustrated in the media or group, in comparison to personal beliefs. Our results demonstrated that respondents with above-normal BMIs internalized the socially preferred standards of thinness more than respondents with normal or under-normal BMIs. Furthermore, results also revealed, overall, a negative relationship between SATAQ and body image and between body image and BMI. The study highlights the need to emphasize “fitness over thinness” to help improve negative body image among young Asian females.

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