Pressure To Be Perfect: Influences on College Students' Body Esteem

Sheldon, Pavica

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“…BMI is a poor measure of adiposity in individuals with a high muscle mass and some men in the overweight category may have a low lean body mass. Whereas women feel pressure to reduce weight, men are more likely to feel pressure to increase their BMI, by increasing their muscle mass (Harrison & Cantor, 1997;Sheldon, 2010). There is also growing evidence that being overweight may not, necessarily, be associated with reduced mortality compared with normal-weight individuals (Flegal et al 2013).…”

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Association between body mass index and mental health among Scottish adult population: a cross-sectional study of 37272 participants

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Background. The evidence is conflicting as to whether body mass index (BMI) is associated with mental health and, if so, to what extent it varies by sex and age. We studied mental health across the full spectrum of BMI among the general population, and conducted subgroup analyses by sex and age.Method. We undertook a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of the Scottish adult population. The Scottish Health Survey provided data on mental health, measured by the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ), BMI, demographic and life-style information. Good mental health was defined as a GHQ score <4, and poor mental health as a GHQ score 54. Logistic regression models were applied.Results. Of the 37 272 participants, 5739 (15.4%) had poor mental health. Overall, overweight participants had better mental health than the normal-weight group [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.93, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.87-0.99, p = 0.049], and individuals who were underweight, class II or class III obese had poorer mental health (class III obese group: adjusted OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.05-1.51, p = 0.013). There were significant interactions of BMI with sex (p = 0.013) and with age (p < 0.001). Being overweight was associated with significantly better mental health in middle-aged men only. In contrast, being underweight at all ages or obese at a young age was associated with significantly poorer mental health in women only.Conclusions. The adverse associations between adiposity and mental health are specific to women. Underweight women and young women who are obese have poorer mental health. In contrast, middle-aged overweight men have better mental health.

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Association between body mass index and mental health among Scottish adult population: a cross-sectional study of 37272 participants

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“…There is growing acknowledgement, however, that sociocultural pressures to remain thin are increasing among college-aged males and racial/ ethnic minority groups. 4 Furthermore, inconsistencies in recent research suggest a normalizing of overweight misperception across racial/ethnic categories. 7 Overweight misperception was also associated with lower levels of physical activity and poorer dietary behaviors, findings that warrant further investigation due to the inconsistent associations reported in prior studies.…”

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On Academics Misperceptions of Overweight: Associations of Weight Misperception with Health-Related Quality of Life among Normal-Weight College Students

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“…The effect of thin-idealized images in the mass media on body image has been well debated in numerous studies (e.g., Fardouly, Diedrichs, Vartanian, & Halliwell, 2015;Park, 2005;Sheldon, 2010). These studies suggest that media has a significant influence on body dissatisfaction and body-esteem (Sheldon, 2010) and that the idealized images provided in mass media reinforce the importance of physical appearance in women's lives (Vartanian, Giant, & Passino, 2001).…”

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“…These studies suggest that media has a significant influence on body dissatisfaction and body-esteem (Sheldon, 2010) and that the idealized images provided in mass media reinforce the importance of physical appearance in women's lives (Vartanian, Giant, & Passino, 2001). …”

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How Important are Media Characters to You?: The Effects of Media Images on Body Concern

Kim¹

2017

Fashion, Industry and Education

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This study investigated how exposure to thin-ideal images affects social physical anxiety and body-esteem in relation to individual levels of self-consciousness. A survey questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 119 female college students. Sixty-seven of the 119 participated in a posttest session. The mean comparisons of social physique anxiety and body-esteem scores between pretest and posttest were conducted; no significant results were found. However, when participants were divided into two separate self-consciousness groups (high vs. low), the effect of media exposure on social physique anxiety were significant.

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Pressure To Be Perfect: Influences on College Students' Body Esteem

Cited by 54 publications

References 60 publications

Association between body mass index and mental health among Scottish adult population: a cross-sectional study of 37272 participants

Association between body mass index and mental health among Scottish adult population: a cross-sectional study of 37272 participants

On Academics Misperceptions of Overweight: Associations of Weight Misperception with Health-Related Quality of Life among Normal-Weight College Students

How Important are Media Characters to You?: The Effects of Media Images on Body Concern

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