From negative to positive body image: Men’s and women’s journeys from early adolescence to emerging adulthood

Gattario, Kristina Holmqvist; Frisén, Ann

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.12.002

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“…Body weight perception can vary according to biological factors such as age and gender [1,3,5], sociocultural background [6,7], and psychological status [8,9]. Particularly, gender differences regarding body weight perception have been found at certain ages.…”

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“…Particularly, gender differences regarding body weight perception have been found at certain ages. For example, adolescent boys tend to desire muscularity in terms of their physical appearance, whereas among most girls thinness is perceived as the female body ideal [5,10]. However, body weight perception can change with age as people become conscious of their declining physical attraction [9,11].…”

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Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

2020

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Background: Increasing interest in appearance and the growing preference for a beautiful body can lead to physical and psychological problems due to an inappropriate body image perception. As such, there is a need to identify what factors may contribute to an inappropriate body image. The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of distorted body weight perception among middle-aged Koreans and identify gender differences and other factors that contribute to a distorted body image regarding body weight. Methods: Data on 8363 middle-aged adults (aged 45-64 years) from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed using complex samples analysis considering weight, stratification variables, and cluster variables. The difference between perceived body image regarding body weight and actual body mass index was used to assess distorted body weight perception. Socioeconomic status, health behaviors, daily energy consumption, and psychological status (depression and stress) were assessed for their relationship to distorted body weight perception. Results: Results showed that a distorted body image regarding body weight was more prevalent among middleaged men (45.3%) than women (25.7%). Age, income, perceived health status, and health behaviors were significantly associated with distorted body weight perception in middle-aged men, whereas psychological factors were associated with distorted body weight perception in middle-aged women. Conclusions: Further research on distorted body weight perception is needed to gain understanding of the gender differences between middle-aged men and women in Korea. Furthermore, to the results of the study can be used as a basis for developing various education, health mediation, and public health promotion interventions and programs to address body weight perception in middle-aged adults.

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Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

2020

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“…Adolescents may be subject to considerable pressure about their appearance from their family, their peers, and the media (Hardit & Hannum, 2012) and they may also be particularly afraid of being criticized or evaluated negatively by others (Beesdo et al, 2007). In fact, in a qualitative study where adolescents were asked to report factors related to the development of body dissatisfaction, many emphasized appearance teasing, appearance pressure, appearance-related conversations, and appearance comparison (Gattario & Frisén, 2019). As appearance esteem is associated with identity development (Wängqvist & Frisén, 2013), it seems paramount to explore its protective factors to help promote better adjustment and mental health during this critical period of life.…”

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“…The theoretical model used for this study was the acceptance model (Avalos & Tylka, 2006), according to which a person's body appreciation is strongly influenced by the appreciation that loved ones have of their own body and by the social support that they provide. This association has repercussions from adolescence to adulthood (Gattario & Frisén, 2019). One way to explore social influences in research is to investigate social support.…”

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Appearance Esteem Trajectory According to Three Different Sources of Support Among Adolescents Over a School Year

Gagné

Blackburn

Auclair

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J Youth Adolescence

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Although social support has been linked to body satisfaction, there has been little research on the effect of differential sources of support on the trajectory of appearance esteem over time. To address this gap, this study explored changes in adolescents' appearance esteem to perceived social support over one year. Data were collected from 339 Canadian adolescents (54.57% females) in Grade 7 (M age = 12.05) and Grade 10 (M age = 15.14). Multilevel growth modeling revealed that perceived social support from fathers was not associated with appearance esteem, whereas mothers' support had the strongest effect on appearance esteem, consistently over time. Friends' support was also related to an increase in the appearance esteem trajectory, but only for older students. Overall, this prospective study provides a better understanding of the unique contribution of three different sources of social support during adolescence for preventing negative appearance esteem, beyond the effects of other related variables.

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“…This approach seems promising for revealing the problems, associated with the new life conditions of students, studying in a foreign country under the pressure of the new sociocultural, language and academic environment (Brisset, Safdar, Lewis & Sabatier 2010;Ying & Han 2006). In such case the level of self-esteem and correlations of self-esteem with physique traits can presumably determine the level of student' psychological well-being (Gattario, Frisén 2019;Mancuso 2016). We assume that the associations of different domains of self-esteem with physique traits could reflect the psychological well-being, connected with the pressure of the new sociocultural conditions.…”

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The Influence of New Socio-Cultural Environment on Self-Esteem in Connection with Physique Traits in the Group of International Students in Russia

Bakholdina¹,

Movsesian²

2020

IJHSS

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The biopsychosocial approach in the anthropological investigations assumes that the associations of self-esteem with physique traits can presumably determine the level of psychological well-being, particularly in the new conditions of life in a foreign country. We analyzed associations of self-esteem with physique traits in a group of international students in Russia to reveal the peculiarities of these associations in the new sociocultural environment. The study group included 267 first-year students (79 females and 188 males), from 17 to 31 years of age. The results of the study confirm the data of other authors of higher self-esteem for males compared to females. Our investigation revealed gender differences in the associations of self-esteem with physique traits. Negative associations are more numerous and greater in absolute value in females, especially in the aspect of self-esteem of intellectual abilities. In males, negative associations with physique traits refer to self-esteem of appearance and other people's attitude. The results obtained reflect the concern of females about their abilities to cope with learning problems in unfamiliar conditions and in a foreign language environment. The similarity between males and females was observed in positive associations of self-esteem of health with physique traits.

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From negative to positive body image: Men’s and women’s journeys from early adolescence to emerging adulthood

Cited by 153 publications

References 54 publications

Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

Appearance Esteem Trajectory According to Three Different Sources of Support Among Adolescents Over a School Year

The Influence of New Socio-Cultural Environment on Self-Esteem in Connection with Physique Traits in the Group of International Students in Russia

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