The Development of Ideal Body Image Perceptions in the United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-112
Author(s):  
&NA;
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Body Image ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body

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.

Use of a picture distortion technique to examine perceptive and ideal body image in male and female competitive swimmers

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Urdapilleta ◽  
Diane Aspavlo ◽  
Laurence Masse ◽  
Aurelie Docteur
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Competitive Swimmers

23 Discrepancy between actual and ideal body image: comparisons of university students

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
J. Lukins ◽  
A. Leicht ◽  
W. Spinks ◽  
R. Sands ◽  
W. Maschette
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
University Students ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body

scholarly journals Perceived and Ideal Body Image in Young Women in South Western Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atika Khalaf ◽  
Albert Westergren ◽  
Vanja Berggren ◽  
Örjan Ekblom ◽  
Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Behavioral Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body

Objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate perceived and ideal body image (BI) and associated factors among female university students in Saudi Arabia.Methods. This cross-sectional study included 663 university female students. Anthropometric measurements including weight, height, BMI, and BI perception (the 9-figure silhouette) were obtained. Descriptive and logistic regression analysis were conducted.Results. An agreement between actual, perceived, and ideal BI was found in 23% of the participants. Behavioral (activity levels), social (presence of obese parents and fathers’ level of education), and economic factors (households’ monthly income, number of cars in the household, and kind of residence) were positively and significantly associated with the desire to be thinner. Similarly, socioeconomic associations (number of sisters and number of cars in the household) correlated positively and significantly with the desire to be heavier.Conclusions. The whole family should rather be considered in interventions related to appearance concerns and BI discrepancies. Furthermore, campaigns targeting improvement of adolescents’ physical self-image should be a major priority of the public health sector.

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