Physical Correlates of College Students' Body Image Satisfaction Levels

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatih Çatikkaş
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
The Body ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Body Image Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Male Body Image

Whether or not the association between physical characteristics and body image satisfaction varies by gender was investigated. The sample included 148 male and 104 female college students aged 19-27 years. To assess body image satisfaction, the Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire (Berscheid, Walster, & Bohrnstedt, 1973) was used. Body fat, waist to hip, chest to shoulder ratio, weight, and height were measured. The results indicate that males had significantly greater body image satisfaction than did females. There was a small but significant correlation between physical characteristics and body image satisfaction for females but not for males. The regression model, consisting of bodily measures, predicted a significant variance in female body image satisfaction. The same model failed to explain male body image satisfaction.

scholarly journals On Redefining the Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire: A Preliminary Test of Multidimensionality

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 876
Author(s):  
Filipe Rodrigues ◽  
Diogo Monteiro ◽  
Pedro Flores ◽  
Pedro Forte
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Preliminary Test ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Image Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Psychometric Quality

The aim of the present study was to examine the Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire (BISQ) as a multidimensional instrument, designed to measure individuals’ body image satisfaction. A sample of 790 Portuguese healthy adults (female = 399; male = 391) aged 18 and 49 years old (M = 28.61, SD = 7.97) completed the BISQ. Exploratory factor analysis of the BISQ provided initial psychometric validity for a five-factor model assessing five dimensions of body image, namely, face, upper torso, lower torso, lower body, and overall body appearance. Confirmatory factor analysis supported this five-correlated model, in which a bifactor model provided the best fit to the data, defining a body image satisfaction factor and five specific factors. The BISQ clearly distinguished between various dimensions of body image satisfaction and showed satisfactory psychometric quality through factor analyses. This measure may have a broad application for research and practice, as a tool for capturing individual body image satisfaction.

Relationship between Body Image and Percent Body Fat among Male and Female College Students Enrolled in an Introductory 14-Week Weight-Training Course

1997 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 1075-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Craig Huddy ◽  
Robert L. Johnson ◽  
Michael H. Stone ◽  
Christopher M. Proulx ◽  
Katherine A. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Weight Training ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Percent Body Fat ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Skinfold Measurements ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Induced Changes

Students (39 men and 27 women) from a southern university, who were enrolled in a 14-wk. introductory weight-training course, were administered a 20-item body-image questionnaire and subsequently underwent skinfold measurements to assess percent body fat. Mean scores were correlated with percent body fat. For men, women, and both sexes combined correlations were significant and inverse ( rs = −.68, −.41, −.66, respectively). Body image as measured was inversely related to percent body fat among these college students. Researchers should examine how dietary and exercise-induced changes in adiposity (pre-post design) influence scores on body image.

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.

scholarly journals BODY IMAGE SISWA DITINJAU DARI GENDER

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Fauzana Alidia
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
High Category ◽  
Male Body Image

Body image is a description of perceptions, feelings and attitudes about the body as a whole person or a particular the part of body. The differences of body image is influenced by several aspects. Among of them, there is gender. The aims of this research are :1 ) to describe the body image of male students , 2 ) to describe the body image of female students, and 3 ) to find out the body image differences between male students and female students. This research was descriptive research by using quantitative approach. The population of this research was the students of grade XI SMA Negeri Tanjung Mutiara in the period of 2013/2014 (285). Amount of research sample was 56 male students and 110 female students and had been chosen by using simple random technique. The instrument that had been used was Likert scale model. The first and second research purpose were analyzed by using percentage technique, and the third research purpose were analyzed by using t-test. The results of research are: 1) Body image of male students are in the high category, 2) Body image of female students are in the high category, 3) There is a differences between male body image and female body image.

Negotiating the Male Body: Men, Masculinity, and Cultural Ideals

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Wienke
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Cultural Ideal ◽  
Cultural Ideals ◽  
Male Body Image ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Bodily Condition

In an attempt to understand the relationship between the body and masculinity, this paper explores the extent to which body image has significance in men's lives. I begin by considering the cultural ideal of the male body as conceived within the context of popular culture. Citing both cultural examples and empirical evidence, I argue that the muscular body type represents the dominant cultural ideal. I then explain how the present paper builds on prior research on the male body image. My argument here is that prior research has neglected to study the meaning of body image from the perspective of men's everyday lives and therefore provides an incomplete assessment of men's views of body image. In response, this paper draws from interview data compiled from a larger study, illustrating the different ways men relate to cultural ideals of male bodies, how men adjust to the demands of ideals, and how men normalize their own bodily condition. This paper suggests that men develop a number of complex strategies to negotiate the meaning of their bodies in view of cultural ideals of male physiques.

scholarly journals Body image satisfaction among female college students

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Sachdeva ◽  
Ruchi Sachdeva ◽  
Shweta Goswami
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Body Image Satisfaction ◽  
Female College

Reliability and Accuracy of Self-Report of a New Body-Image Measure

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 861-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett M. Mable ◽  
William D. G. Balance ◽  
Richard J. Galgan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Female College ◽  
Image Measure ◽  
Report Measure

The present study investigated the reliability and accuracy of the Body-image Distortion Questionnaire, a paper-and-pencil self-report measure. Forty male and 41 female college students completed the questionnaire on each of two occasions 21 days apart. Daring the second session, height, weight, and body build were measured. Results indicated that the questionnaire is a reliable and accurate measure of body-image distortion.

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