Relationship Between Body Image, Body Type Preference, And Academic Success In College Men And Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S149
Author(s):  
Casie L. Beene ◽  
Trish L. Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
College Men ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Men And Women

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.

The Body Image Quality of Life Inventory: further validation with college men and women

Body Image ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Cash ◽  
Tejal A. Jakatdar ◽  
Emily Fleming Williams
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Image Quality ◽  
College Men ◽  
The Body ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Quality Of Life Inventory ◽  
Life Inventory

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

Group Differences Among East, South, and Southeast Asian Men and Women in Body Image

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alefiyah Z. Pishori ◽  
Michelle Williams ◽  
Bede Agocha ◽  
Seth J. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Asian Men

The Relationship between Body Image and Exercise Adherence in Fitness Centre Exercising Sample

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (80) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasa Jankauskienė ◽  
Brigita Miežienė
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Exercise Adherence ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Body Self ◽  
The Relationship

Research background and hypothesis. The analysis of factors which might infl uence exercise adherence is important issue for physical activity promotion. Studies show that exercisers’ body image is important factor associated with well being, exercise motivation and specifi c exercise–related behaviour.Research aim was is to examine the relationship between exercise adherence, body image and social physique anxiety in a sample of fi tness centre participants. Research methods. Members of fi tness centres (n = 217, 66 of them were women) provided their answers on exercise experience, in three subscales (appearance evaluation, appearance orientation and overweight preoccupation) of The Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ-AS; Brown et al., 1990) and Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS; Hart et al., 1989). Mean age of the sample was 29.02 (9.85) years (range = 18–68 years).Research results. Women demonstrated higher appearance orientation, overweight preoccupation and social physique anxiety compared to men. However, we observed no signifi cant differences in appearance evaluation, appearance orientation and overweight preoccupation in the groups of different exercise experience of men and women. When overweight respondents (≥ 25 kg / m²) were excluded from the analysis, there were no statistically signifi cant differences observed in body image and social physique anxiety in exercise experience groups of men and women. Exercising longer than 6 years signifi cantly predicted overweight preoccupation [95% CI: 1.25–16.94] controlled by age and gender. Discussion and conclusions. Exercising men demonstrated more positive body image and lower social physique anxiety compared to women, except for appearance evaluation. There were observed no body image and social physique relationships with exercise adherence observed in the sample of fi tness centre participants, however, exercise experience longer than 6 years predicted overweight preoccupation.Keywords: body image concerns, exercise experience, self-presentation.

scholarly journals Body Image and Voluntary Gaze Behaviors towards Physique-Salient Images

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2549
Author(s):  
April Karlinsky ◽  
Holly Howe ◽  
Melissa de Jonge ◽  
Alan Kingstone ◽  
Catherine M. Sabiston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Body Appreciation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Image Variables

The purpose of this study was to explore body image correlates of voluntary consumption of physique-salient media. A secondary aim was to assess changes in affect following media consumption. Young adult men (n = 47; mean age = 20.2 years) and women (n = 87; mean age = 19.5 years) were discretely exposed to images of same-sex models with idealized- and average-physiques while completing an irrelevant computer task. Voluntary gaze at the images was covertly recorded via hidden cameras. Participants also completed measures of affect before and after the computer task. Measures of body-related envy, body appreciation, and self-perceptions of attractiveness, thinness, and physical strength were completed. Men and women did not differ in how often nor for how long they looked at the images overall, but body image variables were differentially associated with their voluntary gaze behaviors. For men, higher body-related envy and lower body appreciation were correlated with more looks at the average-physique model. Although women reported higher body-related envy than men, envy and body appreciation were not significant correlates of gaze behaviors for women. Both men and women experienced a general affective decrease over time, but only for men was the change in negative affect associated with their time spent looking at the ideal-physique image. Overall, these findings suggest that body-related envy and body appreciation influence how men choose to consume physique-salient media, and that media consumption may have negative consequences for post-exposure affect. Body image factors appear to be more strongly associated with behavior in men, perhaps because men are generally less often exposed to physique-salient media and, in particular, to average-physique images.

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