scholarly journals Inside out: Avatars as an indirect measure of ideal body self-presentation in females

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew G. Thomas ◽  
Mark K. Johansen
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Indirect Measure ◽  
Body Image Scale ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Body Self

Prior research has shown that individuals engage in impression management online, both in a social networking context and when using avatars. However, avatar creation research often directly asks participants about their creation motivations or primes a specific social context. Such direct methodologies potentially lead to biases which may give a distorted picture of how ideal characteristics are reflected in avatars. Our research used a less explicit measure to test for the expression of ideal body image during avatar creation. Female participants created two avatars in the virtual world of Second Life. For the first, participants were instructed to design an avatar that looked like themselves. For the second, participants were given no design restrictions and could design any avatar they wanted to. This first avatar acted as a baseline, to identify which attributes were the focus of change in the second. Avatar creation order was counterbalanced across participants. When given no design restrictions, participants who showed a desire to be thinner created avatars which had a lower body mass. This desire was measured after avatar creation using a standard body image scale. The generalizability of the results is discussed in the context of suggestions for future research utilising this paradigm.

Body Image Concerns in Female Exercisers and Athletes: A Feminist Cultural Studies Perspective

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikki Krane ◽  
Jennifer Waldron ◽  
Jennifer Michalenok ◽  
Julie Stiles-Shipley
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Feminist Cultural Studies ◽  
Group Interviews

A feminist cultural studies framework was employed to better understand the relationships among body image, eating, and exercise in female exercisers and athletes. Participants (N=18) engaged in focus group interviews regarding their ideal body image, eating and exercise patterns, and feelings associated with eating and exercising. The athlete interviews also included questions concerning their coach, performance issues, and comfort with their uniforms. Results revealed that most of the women in this study desired an unrealistic ideal body: a toned body with minimal fat. The exercisers emphasized being toned, yet they also avoided too much muscularity. These women constantly were balancing their physical activity and eating: if they exercised, they gave themselves permission to eat and if they ate too much, they punished themselves with exercise. The athletes’ ideal body was dependent upon the social context. Their body satisfaction and concomitant mental states and self-presentation varied depending upon whether the athletes were considering their bodies as athletes or as culturally female.

Eating Disorders and the Media

2018 ◽  
pp. 208-227
Author(s):  
Marjorie Hogan ◽  
Victor C. Strasburger
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Body Ideal ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
The Media ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Body Self

Body self-image is a major concern for teenagers. Pressure to emulate the American body ideal—ultrathin for women, muscular for men—comes from a combination of forces, with teens constructing their ideal body image through messages from family, peers, and the media. But do the media cause eating disorders? As with many aspects of media research, the answer is complicated, and this article discusses ways media may influence body self-image and eating behavior. Given concerns that negative body self-image may contribute to disordered eating, media education presents an opportunity to counter harmful messages and images on large and small screens and in the print media.

Ideal body image for the opposite sex and its association with body mass index

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
María Eugenia Ibáñez-Zamacona ◽  
Alaitz Poveda ◽  
Esther Rebato
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation

Abstract This research studied the preferences reported by women and men about their Ideal Body Image for the Opposite Sex (IBIOS), and its association with body mass index (BMI). It also analysed the preferences of each sex for a woman’s ideal body image (W-IBI) and a man’s ideal body image (M-IBI). A total of 450 participants aged 18–70 years with different weights were studied. Their IBIOS was assessed using standard figural stimuli. The sample was divided in four groups by sex and age (<45 years; ≥45 years). Sex and age differences in IBIOS, as well as sex differences in the preferences for a woman’s ideal body image (W-IBI) and a man’s ideal body image (M-IBI), were tested using a non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test. The association between IBIOS and BMI was analysed using Spearman’s correlation. In all groups, the most chosen silhouette as IBIOS was number 4. In the under-45 years group, women chose bigger silhouettes for the opposite sex than men did (p<0.05). In this age group women chose as ideal smaller silhouettes for the female body than men did (p<0.01). In addition, women and men in the younger age group and with normal weight chose smaller silhouettes, while those who were overweight or obese selected larger silhouettes (p<0.001). Age was found to be a relevant factor in IBIOS preferences, and in the association between IBIOS and nutritional status as measured by BMI, which was only observed to be significant in the younger age group.

scholarly journals Hubungan antara Harga Diri dan Body Image dengan Online Self-Presentation pada Pengguna Instagram

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Lalu Arman Rozika ◽  
Neila Ramdhani
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Body Image Scale ◽  
Questionnaire Online ◽  
Measuring Tool ◽  
Effective Contribution

This research departs from the results of previous studies in the field ofcyberspace, which shows differences in one's behavior when in the world of the internetand in the real world. The Internet has now become the most widely used communicationtool. The purpose of this study is to see what psychological factors that affect a personwhen behaving in the internet world. Subjects in this study were 389 users of Instagramusers who filled out the research questionnaire online. Measuring tool in this research is aself-esteem scale, body image scale, and self-presentation online scale. While the analysismethod used is Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results showed that there is apositive relationship between self-esteem and body image with online self-presentation.Self-esteem and body image can predict self-presentation online with a significance levelof p <0.05. Effective contribution of self esteem and body image variable to self-presentation online variable is 3.8%.

One Size Doesn't Fit All: New Continua of Figure Drawings and Their Relation to Ideal Body Image

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Novella ◽  
Jennifer T. Gosselin ◽  
Debbie Danowski
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Figure Drawings

Assessment of the ideal body image of women in Accra, Ghana

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary B Duda ◽  
Naana Afua Jumah ◽  
Allan G Hill ◽  
Joseph Seffah ◽  
Richard Biritwum
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Normal Body Mass Index ◽  
Morbidly Obesity ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Ghanaian Women ◽  
The Ideal

The hypothesis tested in this study was that the 'traditional build' is the culturally valued body shape by Ghanaian women. Culturally sensitive figural stimuli were designed to assess the current body image (CBI) and the ideal body image (IBI) of Ghanaian women. The most frequently selected model for the CBI was one that represented a slightly overweight woman; the IBI selected was consistent with a representation of normal body mass index; and the least healthy image was that figure that represented morbidly obesity.

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