The Role of Body Image on Psychosocial Outcomes in People With Diabetes and People With an Amputation

IntroductionResearch indicates that body image disturbance is associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes for individuals with physical health conditions, with poorest body image reported for individuals with visible bodily changes. Using White’s (2000) theoretical model of body image the present paper aimed to examine the nature of these relationships in two distinct groups: individuals with an amputation and individuals with diabetes. It was hypothesized that body image disturbance would be associated with psychosocial outcomes and would mediate the relationships between self-ideal discrepancy and personal investment in psychosocial outcomes.MethodsIndividuals with diabetes (N = 212) and individuals with an amputation (N = 227) provided details regarding their medical condition, and completed measures assessing body image, investment, self-ideal discrepancy, depression, anxiety, and quality of life. Structural equation and invariance modeling were used to test the model paths and the invariance of the model.ResultsAs hypothesized, body image disturbance was found to mediate the relationships between personal investment and psychosocial outcome, and between self-ideal discrepancy and psychosocial outcome. The predicted paths were invariant across groups, although the model accounted for more variance in people with an amputation than people with diabetes.ConclusionBody image disturbance, personal investment, and self-ideal discrepancy are important factors contributing to psychosocial outcome for individuals with diabetes and individuals with an amputation. These findings not only confirm the validity of the model in these two groups, but they emphasize the importance of targeting body image in future psychological interventions for individuals with a health condition.

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Romantic partners and body image disturbance: Further evidence for the role of perceived?actual disparities

Sex Roles ◽

10.1007/bf01547719 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 33 (9-10) ◽

pp. 589-605 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Stacey Tantleff-Dunn ◽

J. Kevin Thompson

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Romantic Partners ◽

Body Image Disturbance

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Muscle And Fat Aftereffects And The Role Of Gender: Implications For Body Image Disturbance

10.31234/osf.io/fa9wr ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kevin R. Brooks ◽

Edwina Keen ◽

Daniel Sturman ◽

Jon Mond ◽

Dick stevenson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

General Population ◽

Body Fat ◽

Body Image Disturbance ◽

High Fat ◽

Male And Female ◽

Female Consumers ◽

Before And After ◽

Female Bodies

Body image disturbance – a cause of distress amongst the general population and those diagnosed with various disorders – is often attributed to the media’s unrealistic depiction of ideal bodies. These ideals are strongly gendered, leading to pronounced fat concern amongst females, and a male preoccupation with muscularity. Recent research suggests that visual aftereffects may be fundamental to the misperception of body fat and muscle mass – the perceptual component of body image disturbance. This study sought to establish the influence of gender on these body aftereffects. Male and female observers were randomly assigned to one of four adaptation conditions (low fat, high fat, low muscle, and high muscle bodies) and were asked to adjust the apparent fat and muscle levels of male and female bodies to make them appear as ‘normal’ as possible both before and after adaptation. While neither the gender of observers or of body stimuli had a direct effect, aftereffect magnitude was significantly larger when observers viewed own-gender (compared to other-gender) stimuli. This effect, which may be due to attentional factors, could have implications for the development of body image disturbance, given the preponderance of idealised own-gender bodies in media marketed to male and female consumers.

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Body image in diabetes mellitus: Personal investment & self-ideal discrepancy as mediators of psychological distress & QOL

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e539002013-083 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Eskandari ◽

Louise Sharpe ◽

Alex Blaszczynski

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Body Image ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Personal Investment ◽

Ideal Discrepancy

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Understanding the Role of Cognition and Media in Body Image Disturbance and Weight Bias in Children, Adolescents, and Adults

The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies ◽

10.1002/9781444361506.wbiems120 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Kim Bissell

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Weight Bias ◽

Body Image Disturbance ◽

Adolescents And Adults

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The role of disgust in body image disturbance: Incremental predictive power of self-disgust

Body Image ◽

10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.08.011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 128-137 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sara M. Stasik-O’Brien ◽

Jeremy Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Predictive Power ◽

Body Image Disturbance

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Relationship between body mass index, body image, and fear of negative evaluation: Moderating role of self-esteem

Health Psychology Open ◽

10.1177/2055102918774251 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 205510291877425 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ashraf Sadat Ahadzadeh ◽

Shameem Rafik-Galea ◽

Masoumeh Alavi ◽

Mansour Amini

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Mass ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Negative Evaluation ◽

Fear Of Negative Evaluation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Moderating Role

This study examined the correlation between body mass index as independent variable, and body image and fear of negative evaluation as dependent variables, as well as the moderating role of self-esteem in these correlations. A total of 318 Malaysian young adults were conveniently recruited to do the self-administered survey on the demographic characteristics body image, fear of negative evaluation, and self-esteem. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses. The results revealed that body mass index was negatively associated with body image, while no such correlation was found with fear of negative evaluation. Meanwhile, the negative correlation of body mass index with body image was stronger among those with lower self-esteem, while a positive association of body mass index with fear of negative evaluation was significant only among individuals with low self-esteem.

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Familism, Self-Esteem, and Weight-Specific Quality of Life Among Latinx Adolescents With Obesity

Journal of Pediatric Psychology ◽

10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa047 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (8) ◽

pp. 848-857

Author(s):

Marvyn R Arévalo Avalos ◽

Stephanie L Ayers ◽

Donald L Patrick ◽

Justin Jager ◽

Felipe González Castro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Health Condition ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Childhood And Adolescent Obesity ◽

Critical Public Health ◽

Latinx Adolescents

Abstract Objective Obesity is a critical public health condition affecting Latinx adolescents and contributes to health disparities across the lifespan. Childhood and adolescent obesity is associated with reduced quality of life (QoL) and decreased self-esteem. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of cultural (e.g., familism) and psychosocial (e.g., self-esteem) factors as predictors of weight-specific QoL among Latinx adolescents with obesity. Methods Baseline data from 160 Latinx adolescents (ages 14–16 years) with obesity (BMI > 95th percentile for age and sex) who were recruited for a diabetes prevention intervention were used. Structural equation modeling tested the relationships between four latent constructs (familism, positive self-esteem, self-deprecation, and weight-specific QoL). Results The model tested paths from familism to positive self-esteem, self-deprecation, and weight-specific QoL, and paths from positive self-esteem and self-deprecation to weight-specific QoL. Higher familism was positively associated with positive self-esteem but not self-deprecation. In turn, positive self-esteem was positively associated with higher weight-specific QoL, whereas self-deprecation was negatively associated. Furthermore, there was an indirect effect of familism on QoL via positive self-esteem. Conclusions These data shed light into specific cultural and psychosocial constructs that influence QoL among Latinx adolescents with obesity. This study suggests that familism and positive self-esteem can operate as protective factors associated with higher weight-specific QoL in Latinx adolescents with obesity; whereas self-deprecation may operate as a risk factor for lower weight-specific QoL.

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Research on the relationship between social network sites use and employee well-being based on cross-sectional data by structural equation modeling

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202129202003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 292 ◽

pp. 02003

Author(s):

Weishan Luo ◽

Ying Jiang ◽

Huachun Zeng ◽

He Lin ◽

Guobin DaiRen

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Social Network ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Social Network Sites ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Body Image Disturbance ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Relationship

With the rapid rise of social network sites, people’s life and work are influenced to varying degrees. And this paper aims to explore how does social network sites use(SNSU) affect employee well-being(EWB) and the mediating effects of body image disturbance(BID) and self-esteem(SE). Social network sites use, employee well-being, body image disturbance and self-esteem scales were used to obtain data of 435 employees. Results showed that social network sites use positively predicted employee well-being; Self-esteem played a mediating role in the relationship between social network sites use and employee well-being, but the mediation of body image disturbance and the chain mediation of body image disturbance and self-esteem weren’t significant. So social network sites use can lead to body image disturbance to some extent but overall, its impact was positive, which was contributing to employee well-being.

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