IF 5.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101858

Nadia Craddock , Monica Majumdar , Mal Sivapunniyan, Jade Parnell , Phillippa C. Diedrichs , Paul White , Fiona K. Barlow

Racialised appearance ideals displayed in media and advertising imagery privilege white or light skin. Yet, little research has tested how white or light skin ideals in advertising influence body image. In this online experimental study, South Asian women in the UK (N = 194, M_age = 28.6 years) recruited via Prolific, were randomly assigned to view advertisements that featured either South Asian women with dark skin, South Asian women with light skin, White women, or products only. Dependent variables included appearance and skin shade satisfaction, mood (feeling confident, inspired, anxious, depressed), and advertising effectiveness. Repeated measure ANOVAs and post-hoc analyses showed that viewing White models reduced participants’ skin shade satisfaction and lowered their confidence. Exposure to advertisements with South Asian models with dark skin increased the extent to which women felt inspired, while exposure to advertisements with South Asian models with light skin increased appearance satisfaction. Exposure to either of the South Asian models reduced women’s anxiety. Our results present compelling evidence that representation matters – in terms of body image and wellbeing as well as advertising effectiveness. As little experimental work has been conducted on skin shade representation in advertising on body image outcomes, we outline several important future directions.

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Longitudinal associations between appearance evaluation during video chat and body image concerns: A test of the “Perfect Storm” framework

IF 5.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101856

Kaitlyn Burnell , Jennifer M. Traver , Anne J. Maheux

Body image development is a critical task of adolescence, necessitating the study of experiences that shape how adolescents perceive their appearance. Video chatting is one such experience, as default self-view settings render an environment in which one’s physical appearance is highly salient. Although numerous studies have examined how digital technology use relates to body image, few have examined video chatting, especially longitudinally. Research is also needed examining how self-oriented digital experiences may indirectly relate to mental health via body image concerns. This three-wave longitudinal study examined bidirectional associations between self-reported appearance evaluation during video chat, body image concerns (appearance esteem and self-objectification), and depressive symptoms among a socio- and ethnically-diverse sample of early-to-middle adolescents (N = 1157, M_age = 13.14, 53 % girls, 47% boys). Bidirectional associations emerged for both boys and girls, in which appearance evaluation during video chat was linked with lower appearance esteem and greater self-objectification. Both appearance esteem and self-objectification mediated the longitudinal association between appearance evaluation during video chat and depressive symptoms. Findings suggest that appearance evaluation during video chat may have important long-term associations with body image and mental health, which future research should explore further, particularly with objective assessments of self-focused attention during video chat.

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Validation of the muscularity bias internalization scale in Chinese transgender and gender-diverse adults

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Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101857

Siyu Wang , Wesley R. Barnhart , Yijing Li , Christina M. Gaggiano , Zexuan Jiang , Shijia Wu , Jason M. Nagata , Feng Ji , Jinbo He

Muscularity bias internalization (MBI) refers to one’s beliefs in negative muscularity-based stereotypes and negative self-evaluations due to muscularity. Empirical research shows that MBI significantly correlates with muscularity-oriented eating and body image disturbances. The Muscularity Bias Internalization Scale (MBIS) measures MBI and has been validated in general adult populations. Given that evidence supports a higher risk of eating and body image disturbances in Transgender and Gender-Diverse (TGD) people compared to their cisgender counterparts, validating the MBIS in TGD people is essential to further clarifying disparities in eating and body image disturbances in this population. With a sample of 410 Chinese TGD adults, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a two-factor structure. Comparisons of the second-order and bifactor models favored the second-order model. The MBIS showed good internal consistency and sound construct validity. Strong measurement invariance was confirmed across transgender men, transgender women, and gender-diverse groups, suggesting that these groups interpreted the MBIS similarly and that conclusions of differences in MBI across TGD adults can be considered true group differences. Specifically, transgender men reported the highest MBIS scores, followed by gender-diverse individuals, and then transgender women. These findings suggested that the MBIS appears to be a psychometrically sound instrument of MBI in Chinese TGD adults.

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“Presentable for the outside world”: Social class, cultural capital and body image amongst White working-class women in the United Kingdom

IF 5.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101855

Jamie Chan , Megan Hurst , Matthew J. Easterbrook , Eleanor Miles

Women’s body image is influenced by sociocultural factors. Given that social class shapes people’s sociocultural environments and socialisation experiences, little is known about how social class influences women’s body image. Moreover, given that existing body image literature tends to recruit early adult middle-class populations, working-class women’s body image experiences remain underrepresented in appearance research. The current study aims to broaden the understanding of women’s body image by examining how working-class women in early adulthood make sense of their bodies and appearance using an interpretative phenomenological approach. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 cisgender, heterosexual, White working-class women (21–35 years old) in the United Kingdom. Our findings highlight how theWhite working-class women in our sample were passively situated in positions where they lacked choice and control over the events that take place in their lives (Superordinate Theme 1). Within these contexts, they made sense of the importance of adhering to group norms to avoid social penalties (via appearance; Superordinate Theme 2), and viewed appearance as a form of capital that garners intrinsic gains and extrinsic benefits (Superordinate Theme 3). Our findings reflect the uniqueness of our sample of younger working-class women’s body image experiences and highlight the importance of emic research in giving voice to underrepresented populations.

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Is nature exposure in autistic adults associated with more positive body image?

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Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101854

Viren Swami , Martin Voracek , Adrian Furnham , George Horne , Phaedra Longhurst , Ulrich S. Tran

A growing body of evidence suggests that exposure to natural environments is associated with more positive body image, but such work has invariably centred the experiences of neurotypical adults and bodies. To rectify this oversight, we examined whether direct and indirect (i.e., mediational) pathways between nature exposure and an index of positive body image (i.e., body appreciation) are significant in autistic adults. A total of 303 autistic adults (age M = 36.69, range 18–75 years) from the United Kingdom completed an online survey that included measures of nature exposure, body appreciation, self-compassion, and nature connectedness, as well as sociodemographic variables. Structural equation modeling was used to test a hypothesised parallel mediation model in which self-compassion and connectedness to nature, respectively, mediated the association between nature exposure and body appreciation. Results showed that connectedness to nature, but not self-compassion, mediated the relationship between nature exposure and body appreciation. This finding was robust to sensitivity analyses and consistent across participants who identified as women and men. These results suggest that nature exposure is associated with more positive body image in autistic adults, which practitioners may find useful in designing population-specific nature-based interventions.

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Psychometric properties of a German translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) among adults in Germany

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Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101853

Rebecca Riechers, Petra Warschburger

The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS; Alleva et al., 2017) is a widely used instrument to measure appreciation for what the body is able to do. However, it has yet to be translated and validated for use in German-speaking populations. The aim of the present work therefore was to validate a German translation of the FAS following the EFA-to-CFA approach. Results of this validation in a representative sample with N = 2570 participants (1300 women, 1270 men) and a community sample with N = 466 participants (371 women, 95 men) indicate good psychometric properties and support the factorial validity, measurement invariance across women and men, construct validity (through associations with body appreciation, body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, mindfulness, intuitive eating, restrained eating, drive for thinness, and risk for disordered eating), incremental validity, internal consistency and preliminarily support the 2–4 week test-retest reliability of the German FAS. A qualitative analysis of participant feedback on understanding and subjective response difficulty provided additional support for the validity of the German translation of the FAS. Overall, the FAS is a suitable instrument for measuring functionality appreciation in adults from Germany.

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Body Image and sex among postpartum women

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Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101852

Meghan M. Gillen , Diane L. Rosenbaum , Charlotte H. Markey

Body image and sexuality both pertain to the body. Positive experiences in one domain are generally associated with positive experiences in the other. Yet, less is known about body image among postpartum women specifically. Women’s bodies may change in socially undesirable ways after having a baby, which may relate to decreased comfort in partnered sexual activities. To that end, the current study aimed to examine links between body image and sexuality among postpartum women. Participants (N = 597) were women who had birthed a baby within the past year and lived in the United States. Most women resumed sex by 3 months after birth. Further, most women’s first postpartum sexual experience was “not at all” to “somewhat” enjoyable, and nearly 2/3 of first postpartum sexual experiences were partner-initiated. Women who initiate partnered sexual activity, however, have less body image self-consciousness. Women who have higher body appreciation reported greater enjoyment of their first postpartum sexual experience; less body image self-consciousness was also related to earlier timing of first penetration. Findings suggest that women’s body image is related to the timing of sexual activity after birth and how much women enjoy this activity.

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“My body is amazing from the bottom to the top” - An RCT study testing two positive body image media micro-interventions for young children aged 4–6 years "我的身体从下往上都很棒"--一项针对 4-6 岁幼儿的 RCT 研究，测试了两种积极的身体形象媒体微干预措施。

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Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101851

Nadia Craddock , Kirsty M. Garbett , Harriet G. Smith , Jason Anquandah , Paul White , Heidi Williamson

This study presents a fully powered RCT testing the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image online media-based micro-interventions designed for young children. A total of 439 children aged 4–6 years were randomised into one of four conditions: i) episode intervention, ii) episode control, iii) music video intervention, or iv) music video control. Children and their accompanying parent attended two data collection sessions, approximately a week apart. During session one, each child and accompanying parent watched their assigned media together on a tablet device. Children completed measures of body appreciation, functionality appreciation, and weight bias with a trained moderator in a play-based interview pre-intervention (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2) and approximately one-week later (T3) during session two. Accompanying parents completed brief acceptability questionnaires at both sessions. Results indicated that the music video intervention had a small protective effect over the matched control on body appreciation. No effects were found for the episode intervention. Children and their parent/guardian indicated that both interventions were equally acceptable to each other and when compared with their respective, matched active controls. Results showed some promise for the immediate protective impact of appearance inclusive children’s media that focuses on body appreciation and functionality appreciation.

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Body image research among sexual minority men in the Mekong region: A scoping review 湄公河地区性少数男性的身体形象研究：范围综述。

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Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101850

Ly T. An , Andrea Waling , Adam Bourne

Body image among sexual minority men (SMM) has received increasing attention. However, the current literature has primarily focused on white SMM and body image and physical appearance concerns among SMM. In response to a call for more nuance in understanding how SMM perceive and make sense of their body image in a broader sociocultural context, we conducted a scoping review to examine the extent and nature of body image research among SMM in the Mekong region. We searched CINAHL, MEDLINE, Scopus, PsycInfo-1806 (Ovid), ProQuest Central, Social Science Premium Collection, and Web of Science and identified 25 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the findings suggest that body image research in the Mekong region is limited in the range of topics, study populations, and methods, with quantitative studies on preferences for masculine physical traits among young and well-educated Chinese SMM dominating. Furthermore, the current literature is primarily influenced by Western scholarship, which predominantly uses Western measurement and theories. We encourage scholars from other countries in the region, including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand, to engage sociocultural approaches in research on the body image of SMM.

性少数男性的身体形象（Body image）越来越受到关注。然而，目前的文献主要集中在白色的SMM和身体形象和外貌的关注SMM之间。为了响应在更广泛的社会文化背景下了解女性女性如何感知和理解自己的身体形象的呼吁，我们进行了一项范围审查，以检查湄公河地区女性女性身体形象研究的程度和性质。我们检索了CINAHL、MEDLINE、Scopus、PsycInfo-1806 （Ovid）、ProQuest Central、Social Science Premium Collection和Web of Science，确定了25项符合纳入标准的研究。总的来说，研究结果表明，湄公河地区的身体形象研究在主题范围、研究人群和方法上都是有限的，主要是对年轻和受过良好教育的中国女性对男性身体特征的偏好进行定量研究。此外，目前的文献主要受西方学术的影响，主要使用西方的测量和理论。我们鼓励越南、老挝、柬埔寨、缅甸、泰国等本地区其他国家的学者运用社会文化的方法研究女性身体形象。

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To detox or not to detox? The impact of different approaches to social media detox strategies on body image and wellbeing 戒还是不戒？社交媒体排毒策略的不同方法对身体形象和健康的影响。

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Body Image

Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101849

Veya Seekis , Kate E. Mulgrew , Ivanka Prichard , Hannah Manning , Isabella Wood , Cloudia Stevenson

This study compared the efficacy of three 7-day detox strategies on young women's body image and wellbeing. The three strategies were: (a) Insta/TikTok break, (b) daily time-cap (30 minutes max), and (c) Insta/TikTok cleanse (removing appearance-focused content from feeds). A sample of 175 women aged 17–35 (M = 22.71) was randomized into one of the three detox conditions or social media use as usual. Participants completed assessments of self-objectification, appearance satisfaction, body appreciation, media pressure, and wellbeing at baseline, day 3 (check-in) and day 7 (posttest). Significant interactions showed that appearance satisfaction improved for all three detox groups from baseline to posttest, but no changes occurred for the control group. Appearance satisfaction also increased from day 3 to posttest in the Insta/TikTok cleanse group. Wellbeing improved from baseline to posttest for the daily time-cap group. Increases in wellbeing also occurred from day 3 to day 7 for the Insta/TikTok break and daily time-cap groups. No further interactions were found. Findings shed light on the varying effects of three 7-day social media detox strategies for promoting appearance satisfaction and overall wellbeing. Cleansing Instagram and TikTok feeds of appearance-focused content emerged as a particularly promising approach for improving appearance satisfaction.

这项研究比较了三种7天排毒策略对年轻女性身体形象和健康的影响。这三种策略是：(a) Insta/TikTok休息，(b)每日时间上限（最多30 分钟），以及(c) Insta/TikTok净化（从feed中删除以外观为中心的内容）。175名年龄在17-35岁之间的女性（M = 22.71）被随机分为三种排毒条件之一或正常使用社交媒体。参与者在基线、第3天（报到）和第7天（后测）完成了自我物化、外表满意度、身体欣赏、媒体压力和幸福感的评估。重要的相互作用表明，从基线到测试后，所有三个排毒组的外观满意度都有所提高，但对照组没有发生变化。在Insta/TikTok净化组中，从第3天到测试后，外观满意度也有所提高。每日时间限制组的幸福感从基线到测试后都有所改善。从第3天到第7天，在Insta/TikTok休息时间和每日时间限制组中，幸福感也有所增加。没有发现进一步的相互作用。研究结果揭示了三种7天社交媒体排毒策略在提高外表满意度和整体幸福感方面的不同效果。清理Instagram和TikTok上以外表为中心的内容，是一种特别有希望提高外表满意度的方法。

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