A Measure of Objectified Body Consciousness for Preadolescent and Adolescent Youth

Abstract

Objectified body consciousness (OBC)—the tendency to view oneself as an object to be looked at and evaluated by others—has received recent attention as a possible vulnerability factor for depression and disordered eating. Although OBC generally is discussed in developmental terms, extant research has examined primarily the experiences of undergraduates and adults. Our goal in this study was to develop an age‐appropriate measure to allow study of OBC development during preadolescence and adolescence. We modeled the OBC‐Youth after McKinley and Hyde's (1996) OBC‐Classic to measure three components of OBC: body surveillance, body shame, and appearance control beliefs. The 14‐item scale contains modified vocabulary and syntax to make it appropriate for use with preadolescent and adolescent youth. Results indicate that the OBC‐Youth scale is a reliable, valid measure of OBC. Initial findings about the correlates of OBC in preadolescence are discussed.

The Relationship between the Body Image in Adolescent Boys and Girls and the Use of Internet Social Networks

“…Ši įvertinimo dalis iš viso susideda iš 14 klausimų, į kuriuos tyrimo dalyviai galėjo atsakyti pasirinkdami vieną iš labiausiai jiems tinkančių 7 atsakymo variantų nuo 1 (visai nesutinku) iki 7 (visiškai sutinku). Galima teigti, kad sudaiktinto kūno suvokimo skalės patikimumas yra aukštas (Cronbacho alpha lygu 0,88; Cronbacho alpha lygu 0,79 atitinkamai) (Lindberg, 2006). Sudaiktinto kūno suvokimo skalę paaugliams į lietuvių kalbą iš vertė Erentaitė (2013).…”

“…Metodika. Tyrimo dalyviai pildė sudaiktinto kūno suvokimo paaugliams (Lindberg, Hyde, & McKinley, 2006), "Facebook'o" intensyvumo (Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2007), " Facebook" įsisavinimo (Watanyoo & Wornachanok, 2011) ir "Facebook'o" nuotraukų publikavimo skales. Rezultatai.…”

“…Sudaiktintas kūno suvokimas (ang. objectified body consciousness) yra polinkis suvokti savo kūną kaip aplinkinių stebimą ir vertinamą objektą (Lindberg, Hyde, & McKinley, 2006). Pasak McKinley ir Hyde (1996), sudaiktintas kūno suvokimas yra daugialypis konstruktas, susidedantis iš kūno stebėjimo (ang.…”

“…In total, there were 172 participants in the research, of them 167 were users of the Facebook social networking site. The participants filled in the Measure of Objectified Body Consciousness for Preadolescent and Adolescent Youth Scale (Lindberg, Hyde, McKinley, 2006), the Facebook Intensity Scale (Ellison, Steinfield, Lampe, 2007), the Measurement of the Adoption of Facebook.com Scale (Watanyoo & Wornchanok,2011) and the Facebook Pictures Scale. Results.…”

The influence of maternal self-objectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized ‘grown up’ behaviours and appearance concerns in 5–8 year old girls

“…These, in turn, are suggested to contribute to depression, sexual dysfunction and eating disorders -mental health outcomes which disproportionately impact women and girls (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997). A considerable body of research has now demonstrated relationships between self-objectification, body shame and disordered eating in adult women (for reviews see Moradi & Huang, 2008;Tiggemann, 2011) and also in adolescent girls (e.g., Lindberg, Hyde, & McKinley, 2006;Slater & Tiggemann, 2002, 2010.…”