Are There Body Image Differences between Older Men and Women?

Janelli, Linda M.

doi:10.1177/019394599301500305

Cited by 27 publications

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“…Most of research on concerns with physical appearance has been done with younger groups, with far less attention paid to midlife and older individuals (Chrisler & Ghiz, 1993). What research there is has focused on satisfaction with body image (e.g., Ben-Tovim & Walker, 1994;Janelli, 1993;McAllister & Caltabiano, 1994;VanDeusen, Harlowe, & Baker, 1989), not on how much control individuals perceive themselves to have over their physical appearance.…”

Section: Theoretical Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primary and Secondary Control Over Age‐Related Changes in Physical Appearance

Thompson

Thomas

Rickabaugh

et al. 1998

Journal of Personality

119

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Beliefs about appearance-related changes due to aging were used to test the effects of perceived control and secondary control (acceptance) in a sample of 412 young, early-middle-age, and late-middle-age college-educated adults. Mean difference in aging-related appearance control and hypotheses regarding the adaptiveness of primary and secondary control were examined. Primary control over aging-related appearance was lower in older adults and secondary control was higher. In addition, the results indicated support for the Primacy/Back-Up Model that primary perceived control is important at all levels of actual control. Those with stronger beliefs in their primary control were less distressed. Secondary control served a back-up function in that it was related to less distress only for those who had medium or lower beliefs in primary control. The implications of these findings, that primary control may be advantageous even in low-control circumstances, are discussed.

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Section: Theoretical Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primary and Secondary Control Over Age‐Related Changes in Physical Appearance

Thompson

Thomas

Rickabaugh

et al. 1998

Journal of Personality

119

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“…Aging: General health also tends to deteriorate due to problems in mastication and avoidance of certain food due to the above oral factors, it gets aggravated more if in combination with loss of teeth. Aging process or edentulousness for a long time may cause irregular bone loss or resorption, tongue enlargement and changes in soft tissues such as the physical appearance of wrinkles, loss of vertical dimension and may contribute to a woman's negative body image [16,17]. It may also give 'witches appearance' with mandible ahead than maxilla.…”

Section: Osteoporosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Interdisciplinary Approach in Management of Edentulousness in Menopausal Women-A Narrative Review

Murthy¹,

Sethuraman²,

Choudhury³

et al. 2016

OGIJ

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“…Nonetheless, along with these anticipated changes to appearance, several biological pressures throughout the female life cycle such as pregnancy and menopause might also threaten body image (Janelli, 1993). The limited research in this area is however confusing.…”

Section: What Factors Contribute To the Development Of Appearance Conmentioning

confidence: 99%