Pub Date : 2025-01-10DOI: 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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Pub Date : 2025-01-10DOI: 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.
{"title":"To detox or not to detox? The impact of different approaches to social media detox strategies on body image and wellbeing","authors":"Veya Seekis , Kate E. Mulgrew , Ivanka Prichard , Hannah Manning , Isabella Wood , Cloudia Stevenson","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101849","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101849","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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 (<em>M</em> = 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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101849"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-04DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101843
Yi-Fei Zhao , Margaret Xi Can Yin , Meng-Yi Huang , Xuan-Yu Chen
Women are vulnerable to body image disturbances, prompting numerous interventions to improve their body image. However, a systematic review and meta-analysis of such interventions is lacking. This study reviewed interventions designed to enhance body image among nonclinical women and quantified their effectiveness. Seven English databases were searched up to 6 September 2024. Studies included were psychosocial, randomized controlled, high-quality according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale, and evaluating nonclinical women’s body image as outcomes. Effect sizes on body image components were meta-analyzed; subgroup analyses and sensitivity tests were conducted to determine the sources of heterogeneity. Forty-eight high-quality studies with 7,182 participants (3,669 subjects and 3,513 controls) were included. Most interventions targeted body dissatisfaction (n = 36) and thin-ideal internalization (n = 34). Weight and shape concerns (n = 15), body satisfaction (n = 14), and behavioral avoidance (n = 10) were commonly measured. Interventions produced reductions in body dissatisfaction (d = −0.45), thin-ideal internalization (d = −0.59), weight and shape concerns (d = −1.08), and behavioral avoidance (d = −1.14), and improvements in body satisfaction (d = 0.42). The long-term effects were examined. High heterogeneity among studies was attributed to countries, scales, therapies, and delivery modes. Results supported that existing interventions effectively relieved body image disturbances in nonclinical women. Additionally, face-to-face interventions led by facilitators are needed to achieve greater improvements in body image.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-03DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101844
Zhuozhuo Hu , Chantelle Wood , Nicola Buckland
Research demonstrates that self-objectification negatively impacts both cisgender heterosexual women and men. However, measures of self-objectification have primarily been designed for and validated in women, raising doubts about their applicability to men and demonstrated gender differences in self-objectification. This research investigated the psychometric properties of the Self-Objectification Beliefs and Behaviors Scale (SOBBS; Lindner & Tantleff-Dunn, 2017) in cisgender heterosexual women, and for the first time, in cisgender heterosexual men. Study 1 (women = 180, men = 163) and 2 (women = 137, men = 138, age-representative samples) used an online longitudinal design. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in Study 1 supported the original 2-factor structure of the SOBBS across genders. Multigroup CFA in Study 2 confirmed measurement invariance across genders. Women showed lower latent SOBBS Factor 1 than men, with no gender difference on latent Factor 2. Across studies, the SOBBS demonstrated good concurrent validity, convergent validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability for both genders, in addition to differentiation by sexual objectification experience. The psychometric properties of the Self-Objectification Questionnaire (Noll & Fredrickson, 1998) and the Objectified Body Consciousness Body Surveillance Scale (McKinley & Hyde, 1996) were also explored. Both scale scores were differentiated by gender after controlling for sexual objectification experience, suggesting that scores on these scales may be subject to gender-based measurement bias. Overall, the current research contributes to the evidence-base for effective measurement of self-objectification in men, indicating that the SOBBS is psychometrically sound for use not only in cisgender heterosexual women, but also in cisgender heterosexual men.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-31DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101847
C. Grano , A. Zagaria , M. Spinoni , C. Singh Solorzano , V. Cazzato , E. Kirk , C. Preston
Pregnancy is a unique phase in a woman's life marked by profound physical transformations, including changes in body shape and weight. The Body Understanding Measure for Pregnancy Scale (BUMPs) was designed to assess body image during pregnancy. Despite its increasing use, the scale has not yet been adapted into Italian, and evidence regarding its predictive validity with respect to anxiety, depression, and body appreciation is lacking. This study aimed to address these gaps to validate the Italian BUMPs and test its predictive validity. A community sample of 726 Italian pregnant women was recruited (age range 18–48, Mage= 31.3 ± 4.79). Participants completed a translated BUMPs and other self-report questionnaires assessing anxiety, depression, and body appreciation. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a three-factor structure for the BUMPs, with dimensions assessing Satisfaction with Appearing Pregnant, Weight Gain Concerns, and Physical Burdens of Pregnancy. BUMPs subscales demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (ω = 0.765–0.866). Cross-sectional analysis revealed that BUMPs scores correlated with anxiety (r range from 0.25 to 0.32), depression (r range from 0.31 to 0.34), and gestational body mass index (r range from 0.18 to 0.37). Longitudinal analysis associated BUMPs with anxiety, depression, and body appreciation measured after childbirth, providing evidence of predictive validity. Overall, the present study supports the BUMPs as a valid and reliable tool for assessing body image during pregnancy within the Italian context. Additionally, it provides the first evidence of the BUMPs' predictive validity for postpartum mental health outcomes and body appreciation after childbirth.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-30DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101845
N. Craddock , H.G. Smith , K.M. Garbett , J.M. Alleva
In recognition of a need to better understand children’s body image, this study aimed to explore how young children describe what they appreciate about their body functionality. A total of 381 British children aged four to six years old were interviewed in a brief play-based session. We looked at the absolute number of responses children gave when asked to list all the amazing things they could do with their bodies as well as the range of responses across body functionality domains using a coding rubric. We assessed whether there were differences by age and gender for both scores and then tested whether each were associated with body appreciation. On average, we found that children listed five amazing things they can do with their body across two body functionality domains. There were no significant differences by gender for either score. Older children gave significantly more functionality appreciation responses than younger children, which spanned more domains. The number of functionality appreciation domains children covered in their responses was positively associated with body appreciation while the total number included in their list was not. Insights from this preliminary work can aid the development and evaluation of positive body image interventions for young children.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-27DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101846
Monique Santoso , Valeria Duran , Junjie Lu , S. Bryn Austin , Amanda Raffoul
Highly visual and appearance-focused social media often exhibit appearance ideals that center around fairness and whiteness, resulting in the promotion of dangerous over-the-counter skin-lightening products to consumers to achieve such ideals. Our study aims to better understand the skin-lightening claims and products that TikTok users are exposed to on the platform. We conducted a cross-sectional content analysis to examine the top 100 most-viewed videos across the most popular skin-lightening hashtag (#skinlightening) through the TikTok website interface (N = 79) and generated descriptive statistics. Results illustrate that most individuals depicted in videos had a feminine gender expression (72.2 %), lighter skin tones (49.4 %), and were presumably South Asian (e.g., Indian, Sri Lankan) (43.0 %) and African American or Black (30.4 %). Adults ages 25–59 were the largest group depicted (40.5 %). Most videos provided no scientific evidence of efficacy (98.7 %) nor stated the credentials of the influencer promoting the product (88.6 %). The targeting of people of color and women in TikTok videos promoting skin lightening highlights the need for body image researchers and practitioners to assess social media use and its risks relative to skin shade dissatisfaction, as well as calls for platforms to instill community guidelines that prevent the spread of colorist ideals.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-25DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101835
C. Arnaud , C. Bagès , R.F. Rodgers , A. Rousseau
The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) assesses an individual’s appreciation of their bodies' capabilities. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the French FAS across three separate samples. Three online samples were recruited: (1) 383 young women (study 1), (2) 285 young women (study 2), and (3) 210 adult men and 265 women (study 3). Samples (1) and (2) completed a French translation of the FAS twice in a three-week interval. Sample 2 completed only the FAS twice, whereas Sample 1 additionally completed other validated measures at baseline including validated measures of body appreciation, body satisfaction, body esteem, weight and shape concern, and physical appearance comparison at baseline. In study 1, exploratory factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure, and good test-retest reliability and convergent and divergent validity were found. In study 2, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) replicated this structure. In study 3, the structure was confirmed again through CFA in both women and men. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability and construct validity of its scores were sustained in both genders and gender invariance was supported. These results provide strong support for the French version of the FAS as a reliable and valid tool for use in French populations.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-24DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101842
Jordan Andre Martenstyn , Janice Russell , Cindy Tran , Scott Griffiths , Sarah Maguire
Muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a psychological disorder defined by a pathological belief that one lacks muscularity and has excess body fat. To date, treatment research on MD has been sparse. We conducted a pilot feasibility and acceptability study investigating the preliminary efficacy of an 8-week telehealth cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention for adults with diagnosed MD. We recruited 10 adults living in Australia who completed eight weekly individual telehealth sessions of a pilot CBT program. We administered a battery of questionnaires assessing MD symptoms, compulsive exercise, and disordered eating at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and three-month follow-up. The program showed promising feasibility and acceptability with no drop-outs from the treatment program once commenced and full completion of all questionnaires at all time points. We observed significant, large reductions in MD symptoms (mean Hedges’ g = 1.66), compulsive exercise (g = 1.15), and disordered eating (g = 1.28) from pre- to post-treatment. All treatment improvements were maintained at three-month follow-up. Results provide preliminary support for the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy an 8-week CBT program delivered via telehealth to reduce MD symptoms, compulsive exercise, and disordered eating in adults with MD. These findings need to be tested in controlled trials with larger samples.
Trial registration
This pilot trial was pre-registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id= 384290&isReview=true
肌肉畸形症（MD）是一种心理障碍，由一种病理信念所定义，即一个人缺乏肌肉和身体脂肪过多。迄今为止，MD的治疗研究还很少。我们进行了一项试点可行性和可接受性研究，调查了一项为期8周的远程医疗认知行为疗法（CBT）干预对诊断为MD的成年人的初步疗效。我们招募了10名居住在澳大利亚的成年人，他们完成了一个试点CBT计划的8周个人远程医疗会议。我们在治疗前、治疗后和三个月的随访中进行了一系列评估MD症状、强迫性运动和饮食失调的问卷调查。该方案显示出良好的可行性和可接受性，治疗方案开始后没有退出，并且在所有时间点都完成了所有问卷。我们观察到，从治疗前到治疗后，MD症状（平均Hedges' g = 1.66）、强迫性运动（g = 1.15）和饮食失调（g = 1.28）显著减少。所有的治疗改善在三个月的随访中保持不变。结果初步支持了通过远程医疗提供的为期8周的CBT计划的可行性、可接受性和有效性，以减少成年MD患者的症状、强迫性运动和饮食失调。这些发现需要在更大样本的对照试验中进行测试。试验注册：该试点试验已在澳大利亚新西兰临床试验注册中心预注册：https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id= 384290&isReview=true。
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Research has found that high social media use is associated with a greater tendency to compare oneself with others, which in turn may heighten body image concerns and problematic eating behaviours. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the mean association between online social comparison and body image concerns, eating disorder behaviours and positive body image. Eligible articles published between 2008 and 2024 were searched for in scientific databases. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the direct correlation between social comparison and body image and eating disorder outcomes. Results from 83 studies with 55,440 participants indicated that the weighted average correlation between higher online social comparison and greater body image concerns was significant (r = .454; 95 % CI = 0.409–0.498), as was the correlation between higher social comparison and eating disorder symptoms (r = 0.36; 95 % CI: 0.28–0.43). The mean association between higher social comparison and lower positive body image was also significant (r = -0.242; 95 % CI: −0.329 to −0.155). Meta-regression analysis revealed that the quality of studies, type of social media, country, type of social comparison, percentage of female participants moderated the associations. Findings revealed a moderate size association between higher online social comparison tendencies and worse body image and eating disorder symptoms outcomes, highlighting the need to develop interventions and policies to minimize appearance comparisons on social media.
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