Body weight contingent self-worth predicts depression in adolescent girls: The roles of self-esteem instability and interpersonal sexual objectification

Ching, Boby Ho-Hong; Wu, Hannah Xiaohan; Chen, Tiffany Ting

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.10.009

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“…The pattern of previous findings indicated, for example, that anxiety and depressive symptoms are both predictors (Brand-Gothelf et al, 2014;Gardner et al, 2000;Hughes et al, 2013;Melton et al, 2016;Russo et al, 2012), as well as consequences of ED (e.g., Keski-Rahkonen & Mustelin, 2016). Similarly, the technological environment, through social networking use (and social media, in general) seems to be a predictor of ED, higher levels of body image concerns, and bodyweight contingent self-worth (Ching et al, 2021;Lonergan et al, 2020;McLean et al, 2015;de Vries et al, 2014), as well as depressive and anxiety symptoms (Ivie et al, 2020;Kales et al, 2019;Ohannessian et al, 2021;Tartari, 2015;Twenge, 2019). At the same time, the relationship between symptoms of depression, anxiety, and social networking use revealed many mixed findings in previous findings.…”

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“…teenagers worldwide experience anxiety and depressive symptoms (Center for Disease Control and Prevention -CDC, 2020; Geiger & Dabis, 2019;Mojtabai et al, 2016), especially among females (Twenge et al, 2017). One of the reasons for these growing numbers is considered to be increased media screen time (Twenge et al, 2017;Wang et al, 2021), in addition to other significant factors, such as social and economic backgrounds and adverse childhood experiences (Choi et al, 2002), school bullying (Fekkes et al, 2019;Urbanski, 2019), or bodyweight contingent self-worth (Ching et al, 2021).…”

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The light and the dark side of social media use: Depression, anxiety, and eating attitudes among adolescents

2022

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In the current study, we explored the links between social networking activity, eating attitudes (EA), anxiety, and depression among adolescents. We used a cross-sectional design. Our sample consisted of 532 males and females, aged 12 to 15 (M = 13.55, SD = 0.90), from the Eastern side of Romania. We analyzed our data using three different pathways to explore these relationships on the overall sample, as well as the at-risk for eating disorders (ED) group (n = 134), and the non-ED-risk (n = 398) samples. The results suggested that depressive and anxiety symptoms partially mediated the relationship between social networking and eating attitudes in the overall group and in the not-at-risk for ED group, but not in the at-risk for ED sample. When controlling for gender, social networking use partially mediated the relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms and eating attitudes in the overall group and the not-at-risk for ED group, and a total mediating effect within this relationship in the at-risk ED sample was also found. In adolescents with symptoms of potential ED, social networking use seemed to have a protective role compared to the not-at-risk sample. The present study suggested that social networking use might increase the chances of developing unhealthy eating attitudes in adolescents who are not-at risk to develop an eating disorder, but, at the same time, it might play a protective role (instead of a harmful one) for adolescents who already developed such symptoms. Results are discussed concerning their clinical and practical implication for adolescents' physical and mental health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential protective role of social media use for adolescents with ED symptoms.

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“…Following the APA (2007) report on childhood sexualization, we found that Choi & Delong's (2019) contribution is to describe the internalization of sexualization as a "voluntary imposition" at any age. Who would like to be subject to an obligation related to poor mental well-being (De Lenne et al, 2020, Ching et al, 2021? The possible explanation for acting out of compulsion can only be understood in terms of the reward in social recognition that the self-presentation of sexual attractiveness obtains.…”

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“…Another study involving neuromarketing methodologies could measure several perceptions towards self-objectification and sexualized beauty ideals: peer mediation (Macheroni et al, 2015;Moreno-Barreneche, 2021); anxiety or stress, social withdrawal, positive relationships (Terán et al, 2021); body dissatisfaction and mood (Di Michele et al, 2023); poor mental wellbeing (Szymanski & Feltman, 2015;De Lenne et al, 2023); sexism or enjoyment (Moya-Garófano et al, 2017), sexism or self esteem (Lozano et al, 2015). In order to provide an in-depth study, we need to highlight the three years longitudinal analysis that concluded the moderating role of interpersonal sexual objectification in the links between body weight contingent self-worth and negative psychological outcomes (Ching et al, 2021).…”

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Undressed to succeed? Content analysis of self-objectification of influencers in Spain

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2023

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In the recent report The Impact of Influencers on Advertising and Consumer Protection in the Single Market the European Parliament mentions the use of nudity and sexual content and the role of perceptions and expectations towards body image and perfect images. What most moves consumers' attitudes and behavioral intentions is the credibility, attractiveness (both physical and in terms of familiarity and likability), expertise, trustworthiness, popularity, prestige and high power of the influencers. In Spain two White Papers on influencer marketing indicate that a common form of socialization, especially for girls and women, consists of showing a sexy or a perfect body and projecting an egocentric image. The aim of this research is to analyze the presence of self-objectification in top influencers in Spain and to identify its relationship with either social values of success and recognition or stereotypes. The methodology carried out has been a content analysis of 246 images of the first 14 top influencers that appear in the Report of the 500 most influential men and women influencers in Spain in 2022. From a previous literature review, the analysis has been conducted with a deductive-inductive research paradigm through coding with QSR Nvivo the following categories of self-objectification: (1) sexy self-presentation; (2) appearance-centered attitude towards one's own perfect body - egocentric image; (3) stereotypical gender representation; and (4) success, social recognition, or popularity. The results show that self-objectification is more predominant in women than in men, and that it has an important correspondence with the self-perception of the professions they have as well as with age, being mainly belonging to the Z Generation. Both women and men who self-perceive themselves as having professions in which physical appearance is relevant (models or actors) tend to objectify themselves more. However, success and social recognition are more evident in those male influencers who emphasize their professional facet and do not resort to self-sexualization of their bodies (businessmen, advertisers or youtubers).

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“…Evidence shows that people who derive their self-worth from contingencies are at higher risk of negative emotional outcomes (Burhans & Dweck, 1995; Burwell & Shirk, 2006; Ching et al, 2021; Crocker & Wolfe, 2001). Within the context of academic functioning in adolescents, Schone et al (2015) found that academic contingent self-esteem predicted changes in depressive symptoms over a period of 6 months in students who experienced high levels of academic stress.…”

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Maternal achievement-oriented psychological control: Implications for adolescent academic contingent self-esteem and mathematics anxiety

Ching

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2021

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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Using random intercept cross-lagged panel analysis, this study examined the longitudinal relations of mathematics anxiety to maternal achievement-oriented psychological control and academic contingent self-esteem in 336 Chinese adolescents from the age of 13 to 17. Results showed that, at the between-person level, adolescents who perceived their mothers as more psychologically controlling in achievement domains over time were also the ones with higher levels of academic contingent self-esteem and mathematics anxiety, compared with other adolescents. Our within-person analyses are in line with the within-person hypotheses that underline self-determination theory: adolescents’ perceptions of maternal achievement-oriented psychological control were linked to mathematics anxiety through academic contingent self-esteem. We also found that the association between maternal achievement-oriented psychological control and mathematics anxiety was bidirectional, which supports the transactional perspective of parental influence. This study contributes to the literature by elucidating potential processes and reciprocal associations involved in parental psychological control, academic contingent self-esteem, and mathematics anxiety.

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Body weight contingent self-worth predicts depression in adolescent girls: The roles of self-esteem instability and interpersonal sexual objectification

Cited by 15 publications

References 70 publications

The light and the dark side of social media use: Depression, anxiety, and eating attitudes among adolescents

The light and the dark side of social media use: Depression, anxiety, and eating attitudes among adolescents

Undressed to succeed? Content analysis of self-objectification of influencers in Spain

Maternal achievement-oriented psychological control: Implications for adolescent academic contingent self-esteem and mathematics anxiety

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