Jessica M. Alleva, Marieke Custers, Nancy Chatzi, Jana Vogt, Courtney Lukan, Viktoria Annerbo, Sophie Hartmann, Carolien Martijn
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The feeling is mutual: A randomised controlled trial testing the positive body image process of reciprocity among close friends
This study investigated the positive body image process of reciprocity and tested whether promoting positive body image can improve one’s own and the others’ body image. To this end, 124 pairs of female friends (N = 248) were randomised to the experimental or control group. Within each pair, friends were randomised to be the “letter writer” or “letter receiver.” Letter writers wrote a letter expressing appreciation for their friend’s body functionality (experimental group) or for their shared memories (control group) and read their letter to their friend. Body appreciation, functionality appreciation, and self-objectification were measured at pretest, midtest (after letter writing), and posttest (after reading). Letter writers in the experimental group reported higher body appreciation and lower self-objectification at midtest and posttest, and higher functionality appreciation at posttest, compared to the control group. Further, both groups reported higher body appreciation and functionality appreciation from midtest to posttest. Similarly, letter receivers in both groups reported higher body appreciation and functionality appreciation from midtest to posttest, and letter receivers in the control group reported decreased self-objectification. The findings suggest that promoting positive body image can improve one’s own and others’ body image, but the effects of the control activity must be considered.
期刊介绍:
Body Image is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, scientific articles on body image and human physical appearance. Body Image is a multi-faceted concept that refers to persons perceptions and attitudes about their own body, particularly but not exclusively its appearance. The journal invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines-psychological science, other social and behavioral sciences, and medical and health sciences. The journal publishes original research articles, brief research reports, theoretical and review papers, and science-based practitioner reports of interest. Dissertation abstracts are also published online, and the journal gives an annual award for the best doctoral dissertation in this field.