Revising the Body Esteem Scale with a U.S. College Student Sample: Evaluation, Validation, and Uses for the BES-R

Frost, Katherine A.; Franzoi, Stephen L.; Oswald, Debra L.; Shields, Stephanie A.

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“…Studies conducted so far have specified the importance of BE, body image (BI), and body dissatisfaction among adolescents (59). Low BE is associated with lower overall SE (60,61) but also with behavioural and psychological problems, and other mental health issues (62,63). Some previous studies have indicated that BI dissatisfaction is related with some aspects of risky sexual behaviour.…”

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Young People Who Sext: The Role of Self-Esteem and Body-Esteem

Sesar¹

2021

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Objective − The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between sexting, self-esteem and body-esteem. Subjects and Methods − A total of 707 subjects participated in this study of which 138 were male and 551 female students from Bosnia and Herzegovina (N=395), and the Republic of Croatia (N=294). They completed a modified version of the Sexting Behaviours Scale, the State Self-Esteem Scale and the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults. Results -The results show that young men engage in sexting behaviour more often than girls, and that the exchange of sexually explicit content is most frequent between intimate partners. Persons who engage in sexting behaviour achieved lower results on the Self-Esteem Scale and higher results on the sub-scale of Body-Esteem Attribution. The results of binary logistic regression analysis show that sex is a significant predictor of receiving and/or forwarding semi-nude and/or nude photographs and video recordings. The relationship status was a significant predictor of receiving semi-nude and/or nude photographs and sending semi-nude and/or nude photographs and video recordings. Self-esteem was shown to be a significant predictor of sending semi-nude or nude photographs, whilst body-esteem attribution was shown to be a significant predictor of all forms of sexting behaviour. Conclusion − The obtained results indicate that preventive intervention aimed at strengthening a positive self-image could reduce the frequency of sexting amongst students.

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Young People Who Sext: The Role of Self-Esteem and Body-Esteem

Sesar¹

2021

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“…Higher mean scores from the items indicated greater levels of muscle dissatisfaction. Evidence for the reliability of the scale was shown in American male college students (Frost et al, 2018). The scale was also associated with body shame (Frost et al, 2018).…”

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“…Evidence for the reliability of the scale was shown in American male college students (Frost et al, 2018). The scale was also associated with body shame (Frost et al, 2018). The Cronbach’s α was .90 (95% CI [.88, .91]) in this sample.…”

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“…Muscle dissatisfaction. Twelve items from the revised Body Esteem Scale (Frost, Franzoi, Oswald, & Shields, 2018) were used to assess participants' level of muscle dissatisfaction. On a 5-point scale (1 ϭ having strong negative feelings, 5 ϭ having strong positive feelings), participants were asked the extent to which they were satisfied about their different body parts (e.g., biceps, arms, chest).…”

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“Who pushes you to be bigger?”: Psychosocial correlates of muscle dissatisfaction among Chinese male college students in Hong Kong.

Yeung¹,

Massar²,

Jonas³

2021

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Western studies suggest that perceived pressure from family members, peers, and the media to achieve muscularity ideals are associated with higher muscle dissatisfaction and that such associations are mediated through different psychological processes. However, how such findings apply to young Chinese men has not been explored. Using an online survey, this study examined if perceived pressure from family, peers, and the media to achieve muscularity ideals was associated with muscle dissatisfaction among 319 male college students in Hong Kong and investigated the potential mechanisms explaining such associations (social comparison, uncompassionate self-responding, and body surveillance). Structural equation modeling results indicated that pressure from peers was associated with higher muscle dissatisfaction through increased uncompassionate self-responding (␤ ϭ 0.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.01, 0.09]). Pressure from the media was associated with higher muscle dissatisfaction through increased social comparison (␤ ϭ 0.12, 95% CI [0.01, 0.22]) and uncompassionate self-responding (␤ ϭ 0.05, 95% CI [0.01, 0.09]). Contrary to our hypotheses, pressure from family members was not associated with muscle dissatisfaction and the mediating psychological processes. Moreover, the direct effect from perceived peer pressure to muscle dissatisfaction remained significant after considering the mediators (␤ ϭ 0.18, 95% CI [0.02, 0.33]). The mediation models were supported by satisfactory model fit indices. This study revealed that different sources of muscularity-related pressure were associated with Chinese male college students' muscle dissatisfaction through varied psychological processes. Practitioners may consider different intervention strategies to reduce the potential impacts of peer and media pressures on muscle dissatisfaction among young Chinese men. Public Significance StatementThis was one of the first studies examining the associations between pressure from different sources to achieve muscularity ideal (family, peers, and the media) and Chinese male college students' muscle dissatisfaction, plus their potential mediating psychological processes (e.g., social comparison, uncompassionate self-responding, and body surveillance behaviors). Pressure from family members was not associated with muscle dissatisfaction, whereas different mechanisms explained the positive associations between pressure from peers (via uncompassionate self-responding) or the media (via social comparison and uncompassionate self-responding) and muscle dissatisfaction. As different sources of muscularity-achievement pressures may contribute to Chinese young men's muscle dissatisfaction through varied psychological processes, researchers may consider those when designing interventions to alleviate muscle dissatisfaction among those young men.

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“…Body esteem is how a person gives an evaluation of the state of his body (Nelson, Kling, Wängqvist, Frisén, & Syed, 2018) (Olenik-Shemesh, Heiman, & Keshet, 2018). The evaluation can be positive, negative, or neutral Analysis of body esteem and social anxiety in late adolescents a (Frost, Franzoi, Oswald, & Shields, 2018). Positive body esteem means assessing the body positively such as: beautiful/handsome face, proportional height, and so on.…”

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Analysis of body esteem and social anxiety in late adolescents

Sukma¹

2022

JPPI

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Body esteem is how a person evaluates body parts and body functions. Exploitation of the media makes a person tend to judge negatively on his body which affects the occurrence of social anxiety. This study aims to analyze body esteem and its relationship with social anxiety in late adolescents. This research is a quantitative research with correlational descriptive method. The participants were 232 students majoring in Guidance and Counseling Department at Universitas Negeri Padang. The participants were are 42 young male and 190 young female students. Data were collected through the instrument The Body-Esteem Scale and The Social Anxiety Scale. The data is processed by Pearson Correlations. The results showed that there were a relationship between negative body esteem with high social anxiety that occurred in both gender.

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Revising the Body Esteem Scale with a U.S. College Student Sample: Evaluation, Validation, and Uses for the BES-R

Abstract: This paper is NOT THE PUBLISHED VERSION; but the author's final, peer-reviewed manuscript. The published version may be accessed by following the link in th citation below.

Cited by 17 publications

References 82 publications

Young People Who Sext: The Role of Self-Esteem and Body-Esteem

Young People Who Sext: The Role of Self-Esteem and Body-Esteem

“Who pushes you to be bigger?”: Psychosocial correlates of muscle dissatisfaction among Chinese male college students in Hong Kong.

Analysis of body esteem and social anxiety in late adolescents

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