Pub Date : 2024-01-27DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101679
Kirsty M. Garbett , Nadia Craddock , Sharon Haywood , Chloe Hayes , Kholisah Nasution , L. Ayu Saraswati , Bernie E. Medise , Silia Vitoratou , Phillippa C. Diedrichs
There is a need for a psychometrically robust body image measure to advance body image scholarship among Indonesian adolescents. This study aimed to validate a Bahasa Indonesia version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adults and Adolescents (BESAA). The measure was forward and back translated from English into Bahasa Indonesia (i.e., primary Indonesian language) and was assessed for comprehension and cultural appropriateness using cognitive interviews and expert reviews. The factor structure, reliability, and validity of the measure was tested with adolescents aged 11–17 years from two districts in Indonesia (N = 650; 51.5 % girls). Exploratory factor analysis identified a suitable 17-item three-factor solution for the BESAA, with Appearance Positive, Appearance Negative, and Weight subscales. This model was confirmed via confirmatory factor analysis and found to be largely invariant across gender and age. Test re-test reliability and internal consistency of the subscales were acceptable. The Bahasa Indonesia version of the BESAA is a psychometrically robust measure suitable for use among Indonesian adolescents. Reasons as to why the factor structure of the BESAA differentiates across cultural contexts are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-25DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101678
Jordan A. Levinson , Shruti Kinkel-Ram , Bethany Myers , Jeffrey M. Hunger
Weight stigma is persistent across contexts and is associated with disordered eating cognitions and behaviors. This systematic review aimed to examine the existing literature that has explored the relationship between weight stigma and disordered eating cognitions and behaviors. We specifically examined three dimensions of weight stigma – experienced, anticipated, and internalized – and adopted an inclusive conceptualization of outcomes related to disordered eating (including constructs such as binge eating, body dissatisfaction, and other cognitions and behaviors such as dietary restraint, unhealthy weight control behaviors, and drive for thinness). We searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, Sociological Abstracts, and PsycINFO for English-language, peer-reviewed articles and dissertations with quantitative methodology published through October 2023. The search resulted in 242 articles meeting inclusion criteria. A narrative review found a consistent relationship between greater weight stigma and more disordered eating cognitions and behaviors. Methodological and theoretical limitations are discussed, as are critical avenues for future research and potential clinical implications stemming from this body of research. Given the widespread nature and impact of weight stigma on disordered eating, it is imperative that we intervene to address weight stigma at all levels, from the structural to the intrapersonal.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-12DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101677
Bijie Tie , Xiongjian Yang , Jiang Qiu
Research has revealed a negative association between appearance-related social media consciousness (ASMC) and mental health, but the impact of this association in the Chinese population remains understudied. This study examined the psychometric properties of the ASMC scale among Chinese adolescents and young adults and to further investigate the scale’s measurement invariance and differences in ASMC across gender and age groups. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to examine the ASMC scale’s factorial structure among Chinese adolescents and young adults, including 1109 adolescents (50.0% boys) aged 12–18 (mean, 14.89) years and 457 young adults (42.5% men) aged 18–25 (mean, 20.75) years. The measurement invariance across gender and age groups, internal consistency and convergent validity were examined. ASMC scale was found to have a unidimensional structure and to be invariant across gender and age groups. It exhibited excellent internal consistency and strong construct validity. Moderate gender differences and pronounced age differences in ASMC scale scores were observed. Our findings support the validity of the ASMC scale as an effective instrument for the measurement of appearance-related social media consciousness experience among Chinese young adults and adolescents. Further study is required to evaluate the status of ASMC as a risk factor for disordered eating and target for preventive interventions within Chinese samples.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-09DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101676
Wesley Grey , Emily A. Harris, Elise K. Kalokerinos, Scott Griffiths
The body image field aims to cultivate positive body image. To do so, it must appreciate factors contributing to positive body image. Sexual desirability is one such factor. Using experience sampling data from Australian Grindr users, we aimed to quantify the overlap between sexual desirability and body satisfaction. We found sexual desirability and body satisfaction correlated strongly between- (r = .90) and within-persons (rMedian =.60). Using dynamic structural equation modeling, we analyzed 238 participants' data (T = 9058), finding that sexual desirability and body satisfaction were bidirectionally related – previous sexual desirability predicted current body satisfaction (β = 0.22) and vice versa (β = 0.17). Participants’ average body satisfaction tended to be higher when sexual desirability contributed more to body satisfaction (r = .31) and was more stable across time (r = .19). We found sexual desirability and body satisfaction overlap considerably and that sexual desirability may contribute more to body satisfaction than vice versa. Our results suggest that (1) sexual desirability and its dynamics across time influence body satisfaction, and (2) research on sexual desirability and its relationship with body image should be a focus for the field. We discuss avenues for future research on sexual desirability.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-30DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101675
Kerstin K. Blomquist , William D. Ellison , Sofia Siddiqui , Kate Montgomery
This proof of concept, controlled pilot study expands on existing dissonance-based body image promotion programs by testing a modified version of the Body Project for 136 mothers and daughters aged 11–18 years old in church settings called Reclaiming Beauty. Mothers (n = 30) and their daughters (n = 35) who participated in Reclaiming Beauty were compared to mothers (n = 32) and daughters (n = 39) in a waitlist, assessment-only, control group on body image, eating psychopathology, and risk factor measures (thin-ideal internalization, physical appearance comparison) at pre-, post-, and 6-month-follow-up assessments. Intent-to-treat, multilevel modeling indicated that mothers and daughters in the Reclaiming Beauty group experienced significant improvement in body appreciation, body shape concerns, eating psychopathology, thin-ideal internalization, and physical appearance comparison over a six-month period compared to control participants. Changes in thin-ideal internalization and appearance comparison did not predict body image and eating psychopathology at follow-up. Baseline levels of body satisfaction did not moderate the effect of the program, except for its effect on body shape concerns. Findings provide preliminary support for delivering a dissonance-based body image promotion intervention to mothers and their daughters and the feasibility of leveraging the mother-daughter relationship as well as delivering interventions in church settings.
{"title":"Dissemination of a dissonance-based body image promotion program for mothers and daughters in church settings: A controlled pilot study of Reclaiming Beauty","authors":"Kerstin K. Blomquist , William D. Ellison , Sofia Siddiqui , Kate Montgomery","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101675","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101675","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This proof of concept, controlled pilot study expands on existing dissonance-based body image promotion programs by testing a modified version of the <em>Body Project</em> for 136 mothers and daughters aged 11–18 years old in church settings called <em>Reclaiming Beauty.</em> Mothers (n = 30) and their daughters (n = 35) who participated in <em>Reclaiming Beauty</em><span> were compared to mothers (n = 32) and daughters (n = 39) in a waitlist, assessment-only, control group on body image, eating psychopathology, and risk factor measures (thin-ideal internalization, physical appearance comparison) at pre-, post-, and 6-month-follow-up assessments. Intent-to-treat, multilevel modeling indicated that mothers and daughters in the </span><em>Reclaiming Beauty</em> group experienced significant improvement in body appreciation, body shape concerns, eating psychopathology, thin-ideal internalization, and physical appearance comparison over a six-month period compared to control participants. Changes in thin-ideal internalization and appearance comparison did not predict body image and eating psychopathology at follow-up. Baseline levels of body satisfaction did not moderate the effect of the program, except for its effect on body shape concerns. Findings provide preliminary support for delivering a dissonance-based body image promotion intervention to mothers and their daughters and the feasibility of leveraging the mother-daughter relationship as well as delivering interventions in church settings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139068699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-30DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101671
Yuhan Chen , Siyu Wang , Wesley R. Barnhart , Jianwen Song , Shuqi Cui , Feng Ji , Jinbo He
The current study translated the Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised (ASI-R) into Chinese (Mandarin) and examined its psychometric properties in Chinese adult women and men. Sample 1 included 400 women and 400 men to examine the factor structure of the ASI-R with exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Sample 2 involved 300 women and 300 men, and the EFA-derived factor structures in Sample 1 of the ASI-R were examined with exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), bifactor ESEM (B-ESEM), and bifactor ESEM with correlated uniqueness for negatively worded items (B-ESEM-CU) for both women and men. Results of the EFA identified a 4-factor model in women and a 2-factor model in men. The B-ESEM-CU consistently showed the best model fit. In the B-ESEM-CU, the general factor was well-defined, but the specific factors were not, supporting the use of the global factor to conceptualize the ASI-R for Chinese women and men. Evidence of adequate internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of the global factor of the ASI-R was suggested in both women and men. Findings suggest the ASI-R is a useful instrument to measure body image investment in Chinese women and men, specifically using the B-ESEM-CU to understand the dimensionality of the ASI-R.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101674
Antoinette M. Landor , Virginia L. Ramseyer Winter , Idia Binitie Thurston , Jamie Chan , Nadia Craddock , Brianna A. Ladd , Tracy L. Tylka , Viren Swami , Laurel B. Watson , Sophia Choukas-Bradley
White supremacy and racial inequities have long pervaded psychological research, including body image scholarship and practice. The experiences of white, heterosexual, able-bodied, cisgender (predominantly college) women from wealthy, Westernized nations have been centered throughout body image research and practice, thereby perpetuating myths of invulnerability among racialized groups and casting white ideals and experiences as the standard by which marginalized bodies are compared. Body image is shaped by multiple axes of oppression that exist within systemic and structural systems, ultimately privileging certain bodies above others. In this position paper, we highlight how white supremacy has shaped body image research and practice. In doing so, we first review the history of body image research and explain how participant sampling, measurement, interpretive frameworks, and dissemination of research have upheld and reinforced white supremacy. Next, grounded in inclusivity and intersectionality, we advance the Sociostructural-Intersectional Body Image (SIBI) framework to more fully understand the body image experiences of those with racialized and minoritized bodies, while challenging and seeking to upend white supremacy in body image research and practice. We encourage other scholars to utilize the SIBI framework to better understand body inequities and the body image experiences of all people, in all bodies.
长期以来,白人至上和种族不平等一直充斥着心理学研究,包括身体形象的学术研究和实践。来自西方富裕国家的白人、异性恋、健全、顺性别(主要是大学生)女性的经历一直是整个身体形象研究和实践的中心,从而延续了种族化群体不堪一击的神话,并将白人的理想和经历作为比较边缘化身体的标准。身体形象是由存在于系统性和结构性体系中的多重压迫轴心塑造的,最终使某些身体享有高于其他身体的特权。在本立场文件中,我们强调了白人至上主义是如何塑造身体形象研究和实践的。为此,我们首先回顾了身体形象研究的历史,并解释了参与者抽样、测量、解释框架和研究传播是如何维护和强化白人至上主义的。接下来,我们以包容性和交叉性为基础,提出了社会结构-交叉性身体形象(SIBI)框架,以更全面地了解那些拥有种族化和少数群体身体的人的身体形象经历,同时挑战并寻求颠覆身体形象研究和实践中的白人至上主义。我们鼓励其他学者利用 SIBI 框架来更好地理解身体不平等以及所有人、所有身体的身体形象体验。
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Pub Date : 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101670
Jardine Mitchell, Molly Tilbrook, Litza Kiropoulos, Isabel Krug
Athletes have an increased risk of developing eating disorders (EDs) compared to non-athletes. Coaches are in a unique position to identify symptoms and promote timely support; however, research has not yet explored coaches’ mental health literacy about DSM-5 EDs and related orthorexia and muscle dysmorphia conditions in elite athletes. Eighteen Australian elite sport coaches from aesthetic, weight-class, and endurance sports participated in individual semi-structured interviews to investigate their mental health literacy of EDs and related conditions. Four themes emerged from the data. Theme 1 (knowledge of EDs and related conditions) highlighted coaches’ awareness of maladaptive perfectionism as a key risk factor, limited awareness of EDs without observable weight loss, and conceptualisation of EDs as a nutritional issue. Theme 2 (facilitators to managing EDs) highlighted the helpfulness of building trust with athletes, accessing support staff, emphasising body functionality, and lived experience. Theme 3 (barriers to managing EDs) highlighted coaches’ challenges with communicating about body image, responding to denial, and funding constraints. Theme 4 (future ED education and training) highlighted coaches’ desire for in-person, interactive training and to support junior-level coaches. These findings may assist in developing tailored educational resources to improve coaches’ ability to identify and manage eating-related concerns in athletes.
与非运动员相比,运动员患饮食失调症(ED)的风险更高。教练员在识别症状和促进及时支持方面处于独特的位置;然而,目前还没有研究探讨过教练员对 DSM-5 ED 以及精英运动员的相关厌食症和肌肉畸形症的心理健康知识。来自美学、举重和耐力运动的 18 名澳大利亚精英体育教练参加了个人半结构式访谈,以调查他们对 ED 及其相关病症的心理健康知识。数据中出现了四个主题。主题 1(对肥胖症及相关病症的了解)强调了教练们对适应不良的完美主义这一关键风险因素的认识、对无明显体重减轻的肥胖症的有限认识以及将肥胖症视为营养问题的观念。主题 2(ED 管理的促进因素)强调了与运动员建立信任、联系辅助人员、强调身体功能和生活经验的重要性。主题 3(管理 ED 的障碍)强调了教练员在沟通身体形象、应对否认和资金限制方面所面临的挑战。主题 4(未来的 ED 教育和培训)强调了教练员对现场互动培训和支持初级教练员的渴望。这些发现可能有助于开发有针对性的教育资源,提高教练员识别和处理运动员饮食相关问题的能力。
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Pub Date : 2023-12-22DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101658
Nicole Paraskeva , Georgina Pegram , Radhika Goel , Manika Mandhaani , Vanya Suneja , Paul White , Phillippa C. Diedrichs
This pilot study assessed the acceptability and pre-post intervention effects of a cognitive dissonance-based body image intervention, Free Being Me, delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent girls in India. Girls aged 11–14 years (Mage = 12.6, N = 117), who were members of the national scouting and guiding association of India, received the intervention across five weekly 1-hour group sessions. The primary outcome (body esteem) and secondary outcomes (self-esteem, internalisation of appearance ideals, negative and positive affect, and life disengagement) were measured pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. The intervention was acceptable. Adolescent girls reported high levels of comfort (89%), enjoyment (90%), and perceived importance (92%) with suggestions for improvement including more interactive activities. Facilitator adherence and competence delivering Free Being Me was rated good. Significant within-groups pre-post intervention improvements in body esteem (Cohen’s d = 0.28) and reductions in internalisation of appearance ideals (Cohen’s d = 0.49) were identified. No changes to self-esteem, negative or positive affect, or life disengagement were observed. This study suggests that Free Being Me is acceptable for community-based delivery and Guide leader format with promising pre-post intervention effects. Going forward, a randomised controlled trial is necessary to make confident interpretations on the effectiveness of Free Being Me.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-22DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101652
Autumn J. Askew , Alyson Randall , Jordan C. Alvarez , Connor I. Elbe , Nicolas Caravelli , Manuel Gonzales IV , Arjan van der Star , Aaron J. Blashill
Sexual minority individuals display heightened body image disturbance, which is associated with negative health outcomes. Structural stigmas are associated with negative health outcomes among sexual minority individuals, but the association between structural stigmas and body image is not understood. Using a linear regression approach, we examined how U.S. state-level structural racism and structural sexual minority stigma were associated with body image-related outcomes including eating pathology, appearance and/or performance-enhancing drug (APED) misuse, and dysmorphic concern. Participants were 942 cisgender sexual minority individuals ages 18–30, with approximately equal representation among non-Hispanic/Latinx White, Black, Asian, and Hispanic/Latinx individuals. There was not a significant main effect of state-level structural sexual minority stigma on body image-related outcomes. In states with higher structural racism, Hispanic/Latinx participants endorsed higher APED misuse, and this interaction was not significant among non-Hispanic/Latinx White individuals. This pattern was not found among Black or Asian participants, nor was it replicated for dysmorphic concern or eating pathology. Findings suggest that reducing exposure to structural racism could reduce APED misuse among Hispanic/Latinx individuals.
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