Associations between attitudes toward cosmetic surgery, celebrity worship, and body image among South Korean and US female college students

College students (56 women and 43 men) attending state colleges in the southwestern United States were tested for body-image dissatisfaction using a computer-based graphical body-image task. A reliable relationship between desired stature and desired body-image was observed for the women. Women of large stature showed a greater discrepancy between verbally reported desired stature and redrawn images of desired stature than women of average or smaller than average stature. No reliable discrepancy between desired body-image and verbally reported desired stature was shown by the men.

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

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal ◽

10.1123/wspaj.5.2.49 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 49-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

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.

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Body-Tanning Attitudes among Female College Students

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/06.07.pr0.114k21w5 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 114 (2) ◽

pp. 585-596 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jeong-Ju Yoo ◽

Won-Moo Hur

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Body Image ◽

Intervention Strategies ◽

Uv Exposure ◽

Female College Students ◽

Female College ◽

Positive Body Image ◽

Product Use ◽

Tanning Bed

This study investigated the attitudes of body-tanning behaviors: suntanning, tanning bed, tanning spray, and sunless tanning product use. Data collected from 208 female college students ( M age=19.8 yr., SD = 2.0; M weight = 63.3 kg, SD = 2.0; M height = 165.9cm, SD = 8.1) online. The questionnaire comprised four constructs: appearance-based, health-based, and emotion-based tanning attitudes, and body-tanning behaviors. Both appearance-based and emotion-based pro-tanning attitudes were associated with significantly higher body-tanning behaviors. However, health-based pro-tanning attitudes did not significantly affect body-tanning behaviors. The results from both UV- and non-UV exposure-related tanning behaviors provide future intervention strategies, such as establishing a positive body image without a tan and identifying negative emotional consequences as a result of tanning.

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