Individual and Familial Correlates of Body Satisfaction in Male and Female College Students

Sira, Natalia; Parker, Christine

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“…Body satisfaction depends on several factors such as social influences (Sheldon 2010), physical activity (Umstattd et al 2011), and body weight (Sira and White 2010). It is noteworthy that body satisfaction also differs across men and women, e.g.…”

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Would You Be Happier If You Looked Better? A Focusing Illusion

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Some people might believe that individuals who are more satisfied with their body are also happier. However, people tend to overrate the influence of some factors (e.g. money or health) on their happiness; a phenomenon termed the focusing illusion. Our aim was to examine the focusing illusion in relation to body satisfaction. We experimentally manipulated body satisfaction and life satisfaction focus by varying the order of relevant measurement scales. Volunteers (N = 97) completed two questionnaires placed in separate envelopes to control the order of scales administration. Participants either completed the Body Satisfaction Scale followed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale or vice versa. In line with the focusing illusion the association between body satisfaction and life satisfaction was significantly stronger when participants were asked about their body satisfaction first. Body satisfaction as a focusing illusion may need to be considered by scientist as well as lay people who try to look better and be happier.

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“…Body image is a socially constructed concept that is heavily influenced by social experiences and social support received by loved ones [7], Social support from family and friends tends to serve as a protective factor against low body image satisfaction [11,19,20,21]. Individuals who report poor family connectedness are at elevated risk for extremely low body image satisfaction, unhealthy weight-control behaviors, and depressive symptoms [22].…”

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Does Perceived Social Support Play a Role in Body Image Satisfaction among College Students?

Merianos¹,

King²,

Vidourek³

2012

J Behav Health

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Background: Low body image satisfaction poses serious health issues to university students. The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether body image satisfaction differed significantly among university students based social support. Analyses were also conducted to determine if body image satisfaction differed significantly based on sex, grade and relationship status. Methods: In 2011, a sample of 465 students (93% response rate) from randomly selected general education courses at a Midwestern University completed a valid and reliable survey regarding body image satisfaction and social support. Results: More than half (53.8%) of university students reported having a low level of body image satisfaction. Results indicated that body image satisfaction significantly differed based on level of social support. Students who reported high levels of social support had significantly higher levels of body image satisfaction then did their counterparts. More specifically, students who felt they could talk to a family member about things that are important to them had significantly higher levels of body image satisfaction. In addition, students who felt loved by a family member, at least one friend, or by their mother had significantly higher levels of body image satisfaction. Body image satisfaction did not differ based on sex, grade or relationship status. Conclusions: Body image satisfaction is significantly associated with social support from family members and friends. These results should be considered when developing and implementing body image promotion efforts for university students. Findings can assist campus health educators and prevention specialists to more thoroughly understand the importance of including family and peer support in prevention programs

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“…Most previous investigations into parental influence on child body image have focused on specific parental behaviours or attributes such as parents' own drive for thinness and comments about the child's weight (Anschutz et al, 2009;Buri, 1989;Kluck, 2010). One study did find that retrospective recollections of maternal control (i.e., mothers' attempts to control child behaviour) were negatively associated with body satisfaction in college-aged women (Sira & White, 2010), while two found a cross-sectional but not longitudinal association between family "connectedness" and body satisfaction in adolescent girls (Archibald, Graber, & Brooks-Gunn, 1999;Byely, Archibald, Graber, & Brooks-Gunn, 2000). Paternal authoritativeness (high demandingness, high responsiveness) has also been found to be negatively associated with drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction in adolescents undergoing treatment for anorexia nervosa (Enten & Golan, 2009).…”

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Self‐esteem and body dissatisfaction in young children: Associations with weight and perceived parenting style

Taylor

Wilson

Slater

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Clinical Psychologist

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Background: Parenting style has been associated with weight-related outcomes in children, but relationships between parenting, weight, and overweight-related psychological outcomes remain largely unstudied. The aim of the present study was to determine whether parenting was a moderator of the relationship between overweight and psychological outcomes in children.Methods: Participants were children aged 7-11 years and their primary caregivers (n = 158), recruited from primary schools across South Australia. Children completed measures of parenting style, self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction, and had their weight and height objectively measured. Parents completed measures of body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms, and reported on their education. Regression analyses investigated associations between perceived parenting style, child weight, and outcomes of child selfesteem and body image.

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Individual and Familial Correlates of Body Satisfaction in Male and Female College Students

Abstract: Body satisfaction as a part of global self-esteem is constructed differently by males and females. Various aspects of parenting (care and control) are associated with self-esteem and body satisfaction for each gender, influencing dieting behavior.

Cited by 37 publications

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Would You Be Happier If You Looked Better? A Focusing Illusion

Would You Be Happier If You Looked Better? A Focusing Illusion

Does Perceived Social Support Play a Role in Body Image Satisfaction among College Students?

Self‐esteem and body dissatisfaction in young children: Associations with weight and perceived parenting style

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