Body Concern, Body Image and Nudity

1968 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 963-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Blank ◽  
A. Arthur Sugerman ◽  
Lane Roosa
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Figure Drawings

100 nudists and 60 controls were compared on several aspects of figure drawings and the Secord-Jourard inventories of body- and self-cathexis. The results showed important effects of sex differences and testing milieu on test responses and tended to support findings of an earlier study indicating that nudists present more body-image distortion and signs of body-image disturbance than controls. However, nudists claim to be more gratified with the appearance, if not function, of their bodies. It is suggested that bodily conflict leads to somatic emphasis, that nudist behavior is not necessarily psychopathological and may serve adaptive purposes for certain individuals.

Body-Image Distortion and Dissatisfaction in University Students

1986 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 907-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett M. Mable ◽  
William D. G. Balance ◽  
Richard J. Galgan
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Sex Role Orientation ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Personality Variables

The present study investigated body-image distortion and body-image dissatisfaction for a sample of 75 male and 75 female university students, in relation to personality variables implicated in the literature, such as sex-role orientation, self-esteem, locus of control, and depression. Women perceived their weight deviation from the norm at over 15% above their actual deviation, whereas men distorted less than 1%. In a multiple regression analysis, none of the personality measures correlated significantly with body-image distortion; however, sex of subject accounted for 25% of its variance. Body dissatisfaction was significantly associated with low self-esteem, externality, depression, and distortion. The relationship between body-image distortion and dissatisfaction, although significant, was surprisingly small Apparently, these two aspects of body-image disturbance represent quite distinct constructs.

Test for Body Image Distortion in Children and Adolescents

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Schneider ◽  
P. Martus ◽  
S. Ehrlich ◽  
E. Pfeiffer ◽  
U. Lehmkuhl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Body Image Distortion

A modified video camera for measuring body image distortion: technical description and reliability

1984 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 411-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Freeman ◽  
Cheryl D. Thomas ◽  
Leslie Solyom ◽  
Michael A. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Simple Modification ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Technical Description ◽  
Actual Person

SynopsisPreviously employed techniques for the measurement of body image are briefly described, with a short consideration of methodological or procedural limitations associated with each technique. A new procedure is described which employs a simple modification to a standard video camera to produce an image which appears from 20% thinner to 40% fatter than the actual person, without other distortion of the image. Reliability and preliminary validity data for the new procedure are presented.

scholarly journals Characterizing Body Image Distortion and Bodily Self-Plasticity in Anorexia Nervosa via Visuo-Tactile Stimulation in Virtual Reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Provenzano ◽  
Giuseppina Porciello ◽  
Sofia Ciccarone ◽  
Bigna Lenggenhager ◽  
Gaetano Tieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Person Perspective ◽  
Original Weight

We combined virtual reality and multisensory bodily illusion with the aim to characterize and reduce the perceptual (body overestimation) and the cognitive-emotional (body dissatisfaction) components of body image distortion (BID) in anorexia nervosa (AN). For each participant (20 anorexics, 20 healthy controls) we built personalized avatars that reproduced their own body size, shape, and verisimilar increases and losses of their original weight. Body overestimation and dissatisfaction were measured by asking participants to choose the avatar that best resembled their real and ideal body. Results show higher body dissatisfaction in AN, caused by the desire of a thinner body, and no body-size overestimation. Interpersonal multisensory stimulation (IMS) was then applied on the avatar reproducing participant’s perceived body, and on the two avatars which reproduced increases and losses of 15% of it, all presented with a first-person perspective (1PP). Embodiment was stronger after synchronous IMS in both groups, but did not reduce BID in participants with AN. Interestingly, anorexics reported more negative emotions after embodying the fattest avatar, which scaled with symptoms severity. Overall, our findings suggest that the cognitive-emotional, more than the perceptual component of BID is severely altered in AN and that perspective (1PP vs. 3PP) from which a body is evaluated may play a crucial role. Future research and clinical trials might take advantage of virtual reality to reduce the emotional distress related to body dissatisfaction.

Body-image distortion in anorexia nervosa

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios Dakanalis ◽  
Santino Gaudio ◽  
Silvia Serino ◽  
Massimo Clerici ◽  
Giuseppe Carrà ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Body Image Distortion

Disturbances in Body Image Estimation as Related to Other Characteristics and Outcome in Anorexia Nervosa

1979 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina C. Casper ◽  
Katherine A. Halmi ◽  
Solomon C. Goldberg ◽  
Elke D. Eckert ◽  
John M. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Body Image Distortion ◽  
Image Estimation ◽  
Visual Size ◽  
Female Control

SummaryBody image distortion in 79 female anorexia nervosa patients were examined on a visual-size estimation apparatus during the emaciated stage of illness. Both they and an age-matched female control group overestimated their body widths, so this overestimation cannot be considered unique to anorexia nervosa. Among anorexia patients the degree of overestimation was associated with less weight gain during treatment, greater denial of illness, and several other pretreatment characteristics indicative of poor outcome.

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