Effect of Exposure to Photographs of Thin Models on Self-Consciousness in Female College Students

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1149-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandy S. Wegner ◽  
Anita M. Hartmann ◽  
C. R. Geist
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Women ◽  
Print Media ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Female College ◽  
Body Self

The purpose of this study was to assess the immediate influence of brief exposure to images taken from print media on the general self-consciousness and body self-consciousness of 67 college women. After viewing photographs of either thin female models or control photographs, the women completed the Self-consciousness Scale and the Body Self-consciousness Questionnaire. Although a was .45, the college women who looked at images of thin female models gave immediate ratings significantly ( p < .001) higher on both general Self-consciousness and Body Self-consciousness than those who looked at control images.

Effect of Exposure to Photographs of Thin Models on Self-Consciousness in Female College Students

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1149-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandy S. Wegner ◽  
Anita M. Hartmann ◽  
C. R. Geist
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Women ◽  
Print Media ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Female College ◽  
Body Self

The purpose of this study was to assess the immediate influence of brief exposure to images taken from print media on the general self-consciousness and body self-consciousness of 67 college women. After viewing photographs of either thin female models or control photographs, the women completed the Self-consciousness Scale and the Body Self-consciousness Questionnaire. Although α was .45, the college women who looked at images of thin female models gave immediate ratings significantly ( p < .001) higher on both general Self-consciousness and Body Self-consciousness than those who looked at control images.

GPA and Height are Related to Self-Acceptance Scores of Female College Students

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 354-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth M. Rienzi ◽  
David J. Scrams ◽  
Patty Uhles
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Women ◽  
College Men ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Female College ◽  
Acceptance Scale ◽  
Self Acceptance

Self-acceptance as measured on the Berger Self-acceptance Scale was positively related to GPA and negatively related to height for 36 college women. For 17 college men, height and GPA were not related to self-acceptance.

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on the Social Physique Anxiety and Body Esteem of Female College Students

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter P. Bartlewski
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Body Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Female College ◽  
Psychology Course

The purpose of this research was to explore the effectiveness of exercise in reducing body image concerns of female college students. Women enrolled in an aerobic exercise course or in a social psychology course at a medium sized university reported their social physique anxiety and body esteem at the beginning and end of the semester. For women in the aerobic exercise classes, social physique anxiety decreased and body esteem increased over the course of the semester. Social physique anxiety and body esteem did not change significantly for those in the (nonexercising) social psychology classes. The researchers concluded that participation in aerobic exercise programs may help to improve the body image of female college students. Based upon these results further investigation of the mechanisms by which exercise influences body image is warranted.

Attitudes toward Masturbation

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 932-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Durham ◽  
William F. Grossnickle
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Women ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Female College ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual

105 male and 123 female college students were shown photographs of college women varying in attractiveness. Subjects were asked to identify the photograph they considered most attractive, the one they felt was of the woman most likely to be a virgin, and the one they felt was of the woman most likely to masturbate. All subjects selected as most attractive one of the photographs rated as high in attractiveness in prior research. When asked to select the picture of the individual most likely to be a virgin, subjects significantly more frequently selected a less attractive individual. This finding was also true when subjects selected the picture of the individual they believed most likely to masturbate. By the “beauty as good” model, these findings suggest that masturbation and virginity are viewed as negative sexual concepts by college students.

Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values: 1. Factor Structure for a Combined Sample of Male and Female College Students

1970 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 955-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rio Sciortino
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Principal Components Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
The Self ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
Components Analysis

A principal components analysis was performed on the self-ratings (for a combined sample) obtained from the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values ( N = 150 combined sample of 102 male and 48 female college students). The obtained principal components were then rotated according to the varimax procedure. The varimax factors obtained were: esthetic, social, and religious.

BOLD BUILD PERCEPTIONS IN MALE AND FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS

1979 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger C. Bailey ◽  
Norman E. Hankins
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Close Agreement ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
Body Build ◽  
Males And Females

The Somatotype Rating Scale (SRS) was administered to 35 male and 35 female college students. The SRS allowed subjects to rate their own body build, their wished-for body build, and the body build of the typical and ideal male and female. While there was close agreement between males and females on the measures, females exhibited more dissatisfaction with their body build and greater congruency between their self-concept and their same-sex stereotype than did males. Results were discussed as possibly revealing the emergence of a mesomorphic body build ideal in both sexes.

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