Body size dissatisfaction and avoidance behavior: How gender, age, ethnicity, and relative clothing size predict what some won’t try

Maphis, Laura; Martz, Denise M.; Bergman, Shawn S.; Curtin, Lisa; Webb, Rose Mary

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.02.003

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“…For instance, although our findings are consistent with the notion that individuals who are dissatisfied with their appearance protect themselves by avoiding social interactions (Maphis et al, 2013;Myers & Rosen, 1999;Puhl & Brownell, 2003), several of our findings suggest that this strategy may be unhelpful. First, lack of social interaction was predictive of subsequent increases in state body dissatisfaction.…”

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State Body Dissatisfaction and Social Interactions

Mills

Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz

Holmes

2014

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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To date, there has been limited empirical scrutiny of the correlates and consequences of day-to-day state body dissatisfaction fluctuations within naturalistic contexts. We used ecological momentary assessment (a form of naturalistic observation) to evaluate whether state body dissatisfaction was concurrently and/or prospectively associated with occurrence and quality of social interactions. Women (N ¼ 121), aged 18 to 40, completed a brief trait-based survey and then nominated a 7-day period within which to receive seven text messages daily, at random intervals, prompting them to complete measures of body dissatisfaction at that moment. If they were currently or had recently engaged in social interactions, they were also asked to fill out questions rating the quality of these interactions (operationalized in terms of enjoyment of, and control in, the interaction). Findings suggest that the relationship between state body dissatisfaction and aspects of social interactions is complex and may vary over time. Cross-sectionally, state body dissatisfaction and social interaction quality were negatively associated. Prospectively, however, body dissatisfaction predicted subsequent avoidance of social interactions. Interestingly, when women chose to avoid social interactions, their body dissatisfaction worsened, yet when they did engage in social interactions, they reported improved body satisfaction. Importantly, the links between state body dissatisfaction and social interactions may be moderated by body mass index and trait body satisfaction levels. Potential mechanisms underlying the association between state body dissatisfaction and quality and quantity of social interactions are discussed, and future research avenues are proposed to further understand their inter-relation.

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confidence: 67%

State Body Dissatisfaction and Social Interactions

Mills

Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz

Holmes

2014

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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“…5,8,17 Satisfactory levels of physical appearance and body may place great impacts on college-age female's adoption of appearance management strategies such as dressing and weight management. 4,6,16 However, such behaviors may back fire if there is no thorough understanding of the fondness and concerns of their body and the mechanism behind. 11 This study confirms that college-age females in the United States and China have different of fondness and dissatisfaction toward their different body parts.…”

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“…This is an issue worth scrutiny because body satisfaction influences multiple aspects of an individual's life, 1−4 from daily routines such as clothing choices to physical and mental health. Previous studies have shown that females, particularly young females, experience much higher pressure to pursue and meet certain physical beauty standards compared to males; 1,5,6 therefore, females practice a greater amount and variety of appearance management behaviors than males. 4,7 A majority of existing studies focus on the dieting or cosmetic surgery behaviors that can make long-term changes to a person's physical body.…”

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A Cross-cultural study of college-age females’ body satisfaction and clothing choices

Wu¹,

Ashdown²,

Xiao³

2018

JTEFT

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This survey-based cross-cultural study was conducted to explore college-age females' concerns and appreciation of their physical bodies in two countries dominated by different beauty standards. It also investigated the relationship between body satisfaction of collegeage women and their clothing choices in two different cultural settings. Three hundred and thirteen valid responses were collected in the United States and one hundred and ninetyfour valid ones were collected in China. Findings suggest that United States participants are in a complicated love-hate relationship with their middle to lower body parts, while Chinese participants are clearer about their favorite and least favorite body parts. The clothing choices of both groups were greatly affected by their perception and satisfaction level of their own physical body. However, neither group believed that body perceptions and clothing choices were influenced by media.

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“…Body avoidance behaviors constituted the second subscale of SAS-PPW. Postpartum women adopted avoidance behaviors, possibly as a consequence of body depreciation (Maphis et al, 2013). Previous studies have pointed out that the postpartum period was associated with negative feelings due to women's concerns and expectations about regaining their pre-gestational body dimensions (Clark et al, 2009;Patel et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Development and Psychometric Properties of the Self-Acceptance Scales for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

et al. 2020

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Self-acceptance, that is, a person’s acceptance of their own psychological and physical attributes, is considered critical for mental wellbeing. A lack of self-acceptance may contribute to the development of psychopathology. In the peripartum period, self-acceptance has particular relevance, as major psychological and body changes are normative during this time. This research presents the development and validation of the Self-Acceptance Scale for Pregnant Women (SAS-PW) and the Self-Acceptance Scale for Postpartum Women (SAS-PPW). Participants were aged 18–52. In Study 1, we developed 77 items for the SAS-PW and 74 items the SAS-PPW, based on literature review, previous scales, and qualitative study. In Study 2, nine experts and 60 representatives of the target population evaluated the instruments’ content validity, leading some items to be excluded and others to be modified. Studies 3 and 4 analyzed the instruments’ psychometric qualities among respondents to the instruments, 1254 pregnant women and 607 postpartum women from across Brazil. We conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with independent samples. The final SAS-PW (10 items and two-factors) and SAS-PPW (14 items and three-factors) demonstrated adequate psychometric quality for use with Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women, respectively.

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Body size dissatisfaction and avoidance behavior: How gender, age, ethnicity, and relative clothing size predict what some won’t try

Cited by 25 publications

References 46 publications

State Body Dissatisfaction and Social Interactions

State Body Dissatisfaction and Social Interactions

A Cross-cultural study of college-age females’ body satisfaction and clothing choices

Development and Psychometric Properties of the Self-Acceptance Scales for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

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