Do You See What I See?: Facial Attractiveness and Weight Preoccupation in College Women

Davis, Caroline; Shuster, Barbara; Dionne, Michelle; Claridge, Gordon

doi:10.1521/jscp.20.2.147.22260

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“…However, from an applied perspective, the question of how the health and attractiveness of others is rated may also have potential implications for the development of problematic eating. Recent research has supported the hypothesis that facial attractiveness is related to weight preoccupation in young Caucasian women (Davis, Claridge, & Fox, 2000;Davis, Shuster, Dionne, & Claridge, 2001). Davis et al (2000Davis et al ( , 2001 found that females who are perceived by others as more attractive are, themselves, more weight preoccupied, independent of neurotic perfectionism and body weight.…”

Section: Appearance I Body Image I Body Shape I Ethnicity I Gendermentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Recent research has supported the hypothesis that facial attractiveness is related to weight preoccupation in young Caucasian women (Davis, Claridge, & Fox, 2000;Davis, Shuster, Dionne, & Claridge, 2001). Davis et al (2000Davis et al ( , 2001 found that females who are perceived by others as more attractive are, themselves, more weight preoccupied, independent of neurotic perfectionism and body weight. In a follow-up to these findings, Colabianchi, Ievers-Landis, and Borawski (2006) examined whether this finding would hold when the attractiveness of the whole individual rather than the face in isolation was considered.…”

Section: Appearance I Body Image I Body Shape I Ethnicity I Gendermentioning

confidence: 87%

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Perceptions of Health and Attractiveness

Yanover

Thompson

2010

J Health Psychol

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Three hundred and thirty-three participants rated the health and attractiveness of schematic figures varying in muscularity, adiposity, gender, and race. In general, overweight and underweight figures were rated as less healthy and attractive. However, overweight figures with high levels of muscularity were rated more highly on these dimensions than figures with less muscularity. Females assigned higher attractiveness ratings than males; African Americans provided higher ratings than Caucasians and Hispanics for female figures and lower ratings than Caucasian and Hispanic raters for male figures. Theoretical explanations and applied implications are offered.

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Section: Appearance I Body Image I Body Shape I Ethnicity I Gendermentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Appearance I Body Image I Body Shape I Ethnicity I Gendermentioning

confidence: 87%

Perceptions of Health and Attractiveness

Yanover

Thompson

2010

J Health Psychol

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“…To our knowledge, this is the first study that examined the role of peer status regarding physical attractiveness in the development of eating pathology. Studies using older samples of adolescent females (Colabianchi, Ievers‐Landis, & Borawski, ) or female college students (Davis, Claridge, & Fox, ; Davis, Shuster, Dionne, & Claridge, ) found that higher objective ratings of physical attractiveness were correlated with higher levels of weight preoccupation cross‐sectionally. Davis et al () used a narrow definition of physical attractiveness, exclusively rating facial attractiveness and not other factors such as weight, clothes or accessories; factors that may be of importance in peers’ judgements about attractiveness (Ashmore, Solomon, & Longo, ).…”

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Self‐esteem and peer‐perceived social status in early adolescence and prediction of eating pathology in young adulthood

Smink

Hoeken

Dijkstra

et al. 2018

Intl J Eating Disorders

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ObjectiveSelf‐esteem is implied as a factor in the development of eating disorders. In adolescence peers have an increasing influence. Support for the role of self‐esteem in eating disorders is ambiguous and little is known about the influence of social status as judged by others. The present study investigates whether self‐esteem and peer status in early adolescence are associated with eating pathology in young adulthood.MethodThis study is part of TRAILS, a longitudinal cohort study on mental health and social development from preadolescence into adulthood. At age 11, participants completed the Self‐Perception Profile for Children, assessing global self‐esteem and self‐perceptions regarding social acceptance, physical appearance, and academic competence. At age 13, peer status among classmates was assessed regarding likeability, physical attractiveness, academic performance, and popularity in a subsample of 1,007 participants. The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale was administered at age 22. The present study included peer‐nominated participants with completed measures of self‐perception at age 11 and eating pathology at age 22 (N = 732; 57.8% female).ResultsIn a combined model, self‐perceived physical attractiveness at age 11 and peer popularity at age 13 were inversely correlated with eating pathology at 22 years, while likeability by peers at age 13 was positively related to eating pathology.DiscussionBoth self‐perceptions and peer status in early adolescence are significant predictors of eating pathology in young adults. Specific measures of self‐esteem and peer‐perceived status may be more relevant to the prediction of eating pathology than a global measure of self‐esteem.

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“…Women who are perceived to meet cultural standards of physical attractiveness often suffer from the negative consequences of self-objectification (e.g., Davis et al 2001). Therefore, participants' perceptions of the target's priorities, rather than their perceptions of her success at achieving the goals implied by these priorities (which would have been reflected in their responses to the questions), are expected to underlie the predicted effects.…”

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Others as Objects: How Women and Men Perceive the Consequences of Self-Objectification

2010

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Although the negative psychological impact of self-objectification is well-documented, whether people generally recognize this impact in other people remains unclear. We hypothesized that due to their relatively limited experience with self-objectification, men are less likely than women to perceive its ramifications. In Study 1a, where 132 U.S. undergraduates were induced to perceive a female target as self-objectifying, women saw more negative emotions in her. Study 1b, using a U.S. online sample (N=170), indicated that this difference was not due to participants' own state of self-objectification. In Study 2, when participants (U.S. online sample, N=84) identified with objectified targets, women again reported stronger negative reactions, further supporting our hypothesis. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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Do You See What I See?: Facial Attractiveness and Weight Preoccupation in College Women

Cited by 20 publications

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Perceptions of Health and Attractiveness

Perceptions of Health and Attractiveness

Self‐esteem and peer‐perceived social status in early adolescence and prediction of eating pathology in young adulthood

Others as Objects: How Women and Men Perceive the Consequences of Self-Objectification

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