Pub Date : 2025-12-22DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102015
Harriet G. Smith, Emily L. Matheson, Caterina Gentili, Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Creating evidence-based micro-interventions (i.e., brief, self-guided tools) that are easily embedded into children’s learning environments is one cost-effective solution for addressing body image concerns at-scale. This study is the first to use e-book technology to deliver a body image micro-intervention within a primary school setting. A randomised controlled trial assessed the immediate and short-term impact of a positive body image e-book on children’s state and trait body image and related outcomes. British girls and boys aged 9–11 years (N = 562) were randomised into one of two groups: Your Magic Mind and Body (YMMB) or Sam Wu Isn’t Afraid of Sharks (SW) (i.e., control, a non-appearance related e-book). Girls, but not boys, who read YMMB reported greater immediate and short-term state and trait body image. Children with lower baseline body appreciation reported greater state body satisfaction immediately post-intervention, relative to those with greater appreciation. Neither e-book produced significant changes to children’s state-based positive affect. One-week post-intervention effects were absent for trait body appreciation and self-objectification across genders. Findings contribute to the small, but emerging research into the efficacy of micro-interventions among children and pre-adolescents.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102018
Courtney M. Medina , Chelly Maes , Anne J. Maheux , Savannah R. Roberts , Sophia Choukas-Bradley
In an era when social media presents unprecedented opportunities for self-objectification, research is needed to understand how online and offline self-objectification processes are related to emerging adults’ sexual well-being. In this brief report, we report results from a cross-sectional study examining associations among appearance-related social media consciousness (ASMC), body consciousness during sexual activity, and sexual assertiveness among a mixed-gender sample of emerging adults (n = 249, Mage = 22.30, 54.6% women, 60.6% straight/heterosexual) from four Anglophone countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia). Using self-report measures and controlling for theoretically relevant variables (i.e., general self-objectification, time spent on social media, gender identity, sexual orientation), multiple regression analyses found that higher ASMC was associated with higher body consciousness during sexual activity, with no significant moderation by gender identity or sexual orientation. ASMC was not directly associated with sexual assertiveness, but results indicated a significant indirect effect, such that higher ASMC was associated with lower sexual assertiveness via higher body consciousness during sexual activity. These findings suggest that social media-specific self-objectification may be associated with lower sexual well-being, even when controlling for general self-objectification. Furthermore, body consciousness during sexual activity may be a mechanism through which ASMC relates to lower sexual assertiveness. We discuss these findings through the lens of objectification theory and self-effects theory, highlighting the importance of future research examining associations among self-objectification processes and sexual well-being longitudinally, to better understand how these processes unfold among diverse emerging adults around the world.
{"title":"From the screen to the bed: Appearance-related social media consciousness and sexual well-being among emerging adult women and men","authors":"Courtney M. Medina , Chelly Maes , Anne J. Maheux , Savannah R. Roberts , Sophia Choukas-Bradley","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In an era when social media presents unprecedented opportunities for self-objectification, research is needed to understand how online and offline self-objectification processes are related to emerging adults’ sexual well-being. In this brief report, we report results from a cross-sectional study examining associations among appearance-related social media consciousness (ASMC), body consciousness during sexual activity, and sexual assertiveness among a mixed-gender sample of emerging adults (<em>n</em> = 249, <em>M</em><sub><em>age</em></sub> = 22.30, 54.6% women, 60.6% straight/heterosexual) from four Anglophone countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia). Using self-report measures and controlling for theoretically relevant variables (i.e., general self-objectification, time spent on social media, gender identity, sexual orientation), multiple regression analyses found that higher ASMC was associated with higher body consciousness during sexual activity, with no significant moderation by gender identity or sexual orientation. ASMC was not directly associated with sexual assertiveness, but results indicated a significant indirect effect, such that higher ASMC was associated with lower sexual assertiveness via higher body consciousness during sexual activity. These findings suggest that social media-specific self-objectification may be associated with lower sexual well-being, even when controlling for general self-objectification. Furthermore, body consciousness during sexual activity may be a mechanism through which ASMC relates to lower sexual assertiveness. We discuss these findings through the lens of objectification theory and self-effects theory, highlighting the importance of future research examining associations among self-objectification processes and sexual well-being longitudinally, to better understand how these processes unfold among diverse emerging adults around the world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 102018"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145790428","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 : 2025-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102023
Philippa Granfield , Eva Kemps , Ivanka Prichard
The Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Children (BAS-2C) is a widely used, psychometrically robust measure of body appreciation in children. However, in time-limited or school-based settings, briefer measures may reduce participant burden and improve data quality. This study examined the psychometric properties of two three-item trait short forms of body appreciation among Australian children aged 10–12 years (N = 303), using data from a larger project evaluating a school-based body image intervention. Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) and multi-group CFA tested whether the short forms replicated the BAS-2C’s unidimensional, gender invariant factor structure. Further assessments of psychometric properties involved composite reliability (McDonald’s ω), four-week test-retest reliability, construct and convergent validity. For both 3-item forms, findings supported a unidimensional, gender-invariant factor structure. Reliability was acceptable for girls but weaker for boys. Validity evidence was strong, with strong correlations with the 10-item BAS-2C and moderate-to-strong correlations with related constructs of functionality appreciation, self-compassion, and wellbeing. Overall, findings provide preliminary support for both 3-item short forms for brief, group-level use with children aged 10–12, but caution should be applied given the weaker reliability for boys across both short forms. Future research should refine items with a view to enhancing reliability for boys.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-12DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102019
Sara Iannattone , Gioia Bottesi , Michela Gatta , Marta Ghisi , Andrea Spoto , Silvia Cerea
Functionality appreciation - a key facet of positive body image - has been associated with several adaptive outcomes, such as low body dissatisfaction and eating disorder (ED) symptoms, and high psychological well-being. However, research on this topic remains limited among Italian adolescents, likely due to the absence of validated tools to assess functionality appreciation in this population. Expanding this line of inquiry is crucial, as adolescence marks a shift toward valuing appearance over functionality, especially within Italy’s highly appearance-oriented culture. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in a sample of 1289 Italian adolescents (60.8 % girls) aged 13–17 years (M = 15.4 years ± 1.18). Participants completed the FAS together with measures of body appreciation, body surveillance, body dissatisfaction, ED symptoms, and self-esteem. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a unidimensional model of the FAS, with all 7 items retained. Moreover, the questionnaire demonstrated invariance across sex and age groups (i.e., early vs. middle adolescents). Boys reported significantly higher FAS scores than girls, while no differences emerged between age groups. The FAS also showed excellent internal consistency, as well as good convergent, criterion-related, and incremental validity. Overall, these findings provide robust evidence that the FAS is a psychometrically sound and developmentally appropriate tool for assessing functionality appreciation in Italian boys and girls. Its use may thus support future research on positive body image in adolescence and lay the groundwork for studies exploring its potential relevance in preventive programs.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102016
Carmen Cervone , Maria Laura Bettinsoli , Caterina Suitner
In a society where sexual objectification is pervasive, women may experience self-objectification as an external motivator for their appearance management, thus experiencing reduced bodily self-determination. We here tackle two specific strategies of appearance management in response to low self-determination, namely body concealment and exposure. In two studies, we investigate the association between bodily self-determination, body concealment, and body exposure. In Study 1 (N = 200), self-determination (assessed as motivation driving self-presentation) was negatively linked to body concealment and positively to body exposure. In particular, extrinsic motivation mediated the link between self-objectification and body concealment/exposure. In Study 2 (N = 173), participants recalled experiencing either intrinsic or extrinsic motivation for self-presentation: when extrinsic motivation was elicited, participants reported greater body concealment and reduced body exposure, a process mediated by negative and positive emotions, respectively. This work highlights the relevance of self-determination in self-objectification processes, and expands the investigation of body concealment and body exposure by identifying a key predictor of these attitudes and behaviors.
{"title":"(Not) mine to show: Boosting self-determination to reduce body concealment","authors":"Carmen Cervone , Maria Laura Bettinsoli , Caterina Suitner","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In a society where sexual objectification is pervasive, women may experience self-objectification as an external motivator for their appearance management, thus experiencing reduced bodily self-determination. We here tackle two specific strategies of appearance management in response to low self-determination, namely body concealment and exposure. In two studies, we investigate the association between bodily self-determination, body concealment, and body exposure. In Study 1 (<em>N</em> = 200), self-determination (assessed as motivation driving self-presentation) was negatively linked to body concealment and positively to body exposure. In particular, extrinsic motivation mediated the link between self-objectification and body concealment/exposure. In Study 2 (<em>N</em> = 173), participants recalled experiencing either intrinsic or extrinsic motivation for self-presentation: when extrinsic motivation was elicited, participants reported greater body concealment and reduced body exposure, a process mediated by negative and positive emotions, respectively. This work highlights the relevance of self-determination in self-objectification processes, and expands the investigation of body concealment and body exposure by identifying a key predictor of these attitudes and behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 102016"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145726767","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 : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102017
Anna K. Hochgraf , Kayla Johnson , Annie Youngblood , Kaitlyn Adams , Katie Loth , Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
The purpose of this study was to illuminate the developmental trajectories of weight talk (i.e., encouragement to diet) from parents and romantic partners and the developmental timing of weight talk as a risk factor for body satisfaction across adolescence and young adulthood. Participants were 994 individuals (53.1 % female; 34.9 % White, 27.2 % Black, 20.9 % Asian, 11.7 % multiracial) enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study in the U.S. (T1 M age = 14.4 years; T3 M age = 27.6 years). Multilevel tobit regression was used to examine trajectories of weight talk across development. Time-varying effect modeling (TVEM) was used to chart changes in the association between weight talk and body satisfaction as a function of age. Tobit results indicated negative, linear growth curves for weight talk from mothers (γ = −0.06, p < .001), fathers (γ = −0.10, p < .001), and romantic partners (γ = −0.11, p < .001). TVEM results indicated that the associations between weight talk and body satisfaction were negative and significant for mothers between ages 12.0–30.0 years, fathers between ages 14.7–23.1 years, and romantic partners between ages 19.7–25.2, and 27.6–30.0 years. Findings indicate that weight talk from parents and romantic partners decreases across adolescence and young adulthood; yet the impact of weight talk on body satisfaction does not necessarily decrease. Parent and romantic partner weight talk vary in their relevance to body satisfaction across adolescence and young adulthood. Findings have implications for theory and prevention of body image concerns.
{"title":"Changes in weight talk and links with body satisfaction across adolescence and young adulthood","authors":"Anna K. Hochgraf , Kayla Johnson , Annie Youngblood , Kaitlyn Adams , Katie Loth , Dianne Neumark-Sztainer","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this study was to illuminate the developmental trajectories of weight talk (i.e., encouragement to diet) from parents and romantic partners and the developmental timing of weight talk as a risk factor for body satisfaction across adolescence and young adulthood. Participants were 994 individuals (53.1 % female; 34.9 % White, 27.2 % Black, 20.9 % Asian, 11.7 % multiracial) enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study in the U.S. (T1 <em>M</em> age = 14.4 years; T3 <em>M</em> age = 27.6 years). Multilevel tobit regression was used to examine trajectories of weight talk across development. Time-varying effect modeling (TVEM) was used to chart changes in the association between weight talk and body satisfaction as a function of age. Tobit results indicated negative, linear growth curves for weight talk from mothers (γ = −0.06, <em>p</em> < .001), fathers (γ = −0.10, <em>p</em> < .001), and romantic partners (γ = −0.11, <em>p</em> < .001). TVEM results indicated that the associations between weight talk and body satisfaction were negative and significant for mothers between ages 12.0–30.0 years, fathers between ages 14.7–23.1 years, and romantic partners between ages 19.7–25.2, and 27.6–30.0 years. Findings indicate that weight talk from parents and romantic partners decreases across adolescence and young adulthood; yet the impact of weight talk on body satisfaction does not necessarily decrease. Parent and romantic partner weight talk vary in their relevance to body satisfaction across adolescence and young adulthood. Findings have implications for theory and prevention of body image concerns.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 102017"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145716314","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 : 2025-12-05DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102006
Bijie Tie , Anne J. Maheux , Yang V. Xu , Peng Yao , Pengcheng Wang , Jinbo He , Jiang Qiu
An increasing body of research indicates that online appearance preoccupation may adversely affect adolescents’ well-being. However, longitudinal evidence examining the relationship between appearance-related social media consciousness (ASMC) and subsequent subjective well-being (SWB) remains limited, and it is unclear how this association varies according to individual characteristics. Therefore, this longitudinal study examined the association between ASMC and SWB among adolescents, explored age and gender differences, and evaluated the moderating role of functionality appreciation (FA). A total of 1103 Chinese adolescents (50.1 % boys; baseline Mage = 14.90 years) provided data at baseline (T1) and 12 months later (T2). ASMC, SWB, and FA were measured using self-report questionnaires. Cross-lagged panel model (CLPM), multiple-group analyses, and moderation analyses were conducted. The CLPM showed that ASMC T1 was associated with lower SWB T2, with no reverse effect. This effect remained robust after controlling for social media use. Significant age group differences emerged: the association was stronger among early adolescents (12–15 years) than among mid-to-late adolescents (16–18 years); no gender differences emerged. Moreover, higher FA strengthened the negative cross-lagged association between ASMC T1 and SWB T2. These findings highlight a negative longitudinal association between ASMC and SWB, underscore the nuanced interplay between online appearance concerns and body functionality in adolescent well-being, and indicate the need for targeted interventions to mitigate these potential risks.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-02DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102005
Amelia C. Couture Bue , Dar Meshi
Women who use highly visual social media platforms (e.g., Instagram) frequently experience body dissatisfaction and negative affect, but evidence of effective interventions is limited. Self-affirmation interventions, which reinforce a positive self-image prior to a threat, provide a promising but understudied solution to body image disturbance following social media use. In this experiment, 250 college-aged women from the U.S. were randomly assigned to complete one of three writing tasks: a general affirmation, a body positive affirmation, or a control task. Participants then viewed ten Instagram posts with either idealized images of influencers or nature images and reported on their body satisfaction and affect (scored as negative, positive, and combined). Results indicated that, as predicted, women who saw idealized influencers in the absence of an intervention expressed lower positive affect and lower body satisfaction after seeing the images. Contrary to predictions, participants in both intervention conditions also expressed less positive affect and lower body satisfaction after seeing the images, and the body positive affirmation may have even been harmful. We discuss the implications of our findings, describing how nuances in operationalization of affect-related variables may affect interpretation of results.
{"title":"The harmful effects of idealized Instagram content: Self-affirmation interventions do not mitigate decreased body satisfaction and less positive affect","authors":"Amelia C. Couture Bue , Dar Meshi","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.102005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Women who use highly visual social media platforms (e.g., Instagram) frequently experience body dissatisfaction and negative affect, but evidence of effective interventions is limited. Self-affirmation interventions, which reinforce a positive self-image prior to a threat, provide a promising but understudied solution to body image disturbance following social media use. In this experiment, 250 college-aged women from the U.S. were randomly assigned to complete one of three writing tasks: a general affirmation, a body positive affirmation, or a control task. Participants then viewed ten Instagram posts with either idealized images of influencers or nature images and reported on their body satisfaction and affect (scored as negative, positive, and combined). Results indicated that, as predicted, women who saw idealized influencers in the absence of an intervention expressed lower positive affect and lower body satisfaction after seeing the images. Contrary to predictions, participants in both intervention conditions also expressed less positive affect and lower body satisfaction after seeing the images, and the body positive affirmation may have even been harmful. We discuss the implications of our findings, describing how nuances in operationalization of affect-related variables may affect interpretation of results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 102005"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145670436","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 : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101987
Wesley Grey, Emily A. Harris, Elise K. Kalokerinos, Scott Griffiths
{"title":"Corrigendum to “On liking how you look and feeling sexy: Quantifying the overlap between sexual desirability and body satisfaction in a sample of Australian Grindr users” [Body Image 48 (2024) 101676]","authors":"Wesley Grey, Emily A. Harris, Elise K. Kalokerinos, Scott Griffiths","doi":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101987","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101987","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48312,"journal":{"name":"Body Image","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101987"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145614403","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 : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101968
Wenn Lynn Ooi , Helen Nasser , Julian Simmons , Isabel Krug
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