Temporal Changes in Anthropometric Measurements of Idealized Females and Young Women in General

Byrd‐Bredbenner, Carol; Murray, Jessica; Schlussel, Yvette

doi:10.1300/j013v41n02_02

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“…Thus, differences in obesity prevalence appear to be less suited to explain gender differences in the underestimation of overweight and obesity. However, a substantial body of research does suggest that women, but not men, in developed countries are very frequently exposed to slender same‐sex bodies through popular media 102, 103, 104. Therefore, the tendency for women to be exposed to slender female bodies in the media may cause the perception of what constitutes a ‘normal’ female body size to be smaller than that of a ‘normal’ male body size 105 because of ‘internalization of thin ideals’.…”

Section: Social Patterning Of Personal Underestimation Of Overweight mentioning

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Overweight but unseen: a review of the underestimation of weight status and a visual normalization theory

2017

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SummaryAlthough overweight and obesity are widespread across most of the developed world, a considerable body of research has now accumulated, which suggests that adiposity often goes undetected. A substantial proportion of individuals with overweight or obesity do not identify they are overweight, and large numbers of parents of children with overweight or obesity fail to identify their child as being overweight. Lay people and medical practitioners are also now poor at identifying overweight and obesity in others. A visual normalization theory of the under‐detection of overweight and obesity is proposed. This theory is based on the notion that weight status is judged relative to visual body size norms. Because larger body sizes are now common, this has caused a recalibration to the range of body sizes that are perceived as being ‘normal’ and increased the visual threshold for what constitutes ‘overweight’. Evidence is reviewed that indicates this process has played a significant role in the under‐detection of overweight and obesity. The public health relevance of the under‐detection of overweight and obesity is also discussed.

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Section: Social Patterning Of Personal Underestimation Of Overweight mentioning

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Overweight but unseen: a review of the underestimation of weight status and a visual normalization theory

2017

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“…The weight of idealized women in the media is extremely low (e.g., Byrd-Bredbenner, Murray, & Schlussel, 2005; Sypeck et al, 2006; Wiseman, Gray, Mosimann, & Ahrens, 1992), and coupled with these thin-ideal images comes the message that individuals who are thin are the most valued, loved, and successful (Hesse-Biber, Leavy, Quinn, & Zoino, 2006). Western culture has supported the notion that the extremely thin look is both desirable and achievable, when in fact, this ideal is very difficult for most women to achieve and maintain (Brownell, 1991).…”

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Mediators of the relationship between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction in the natural environment

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Social comparisons (i.e., body, eating, exercise) and body surveillance were tested as mediators of the thin-ideal internalization-body dissatisfaction relationship using ecological momentary assessment (EMA). Participants were 232 college women who completed a 2-week EMA protocol, responding to questions three times per day. Multilevel path analysis was used to examine a 2-1-1 mediation model (thin-ideal internalization assessed as trait; between-person effects examined) and a 1-1-1 model (component of thin-ideal internalization [thin-ideal importance] assessed momentarily; within- and between-person effects examined). For the 2-1-1 model, only body comparison and body surveillance were significant specific mediators of the between-person effect. For the 1-1-1 model, all four variables were significant specific mediators of the within-person effect. Only body comparison was a significant specific mediator of the between-person effect. At the state level, many processes explain the thin-ideal internalization-body dissatisfaction relationship. However, at the trait level, body comparison and body surveillance are more important explanatory factors.

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“…In other words, celebrities act as vicarious role models. Bredbenner, Murray, & Schlussel (2005) researched the idealized female body images in the media. They found that the media plays an important role in defining the "beautiful body".…”

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Family Consumption Decisions: Literature Review and Extension —The Psycho-Social Case of Single-Mother Families and Their Early Adolescent Daughters

Gavish¹

2013

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Studies of family consumption decisions have investigated children's relative influence in different stages of the buying process, mostly on products directly relevant to them or to the family as a whole but not on the influence of children on consumption of products that are used by their parents. In order to extend the existing literature, this paper suggests focusing on mothers -early adolescent daughters (10-15) -vicarious role model tri-directional relationships as drivers of consumption behaviors. Previous studies dealt with mothers and their adolescent daughters, 15-18 years old. However, according to the APA (2001), adolescents are generally defined as youth ages 10 to 18 years old. In addition, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (2008), single-parent, mostly mothers, American households increased from 11 percent of all households in 1970 to 29 percent in 2007, As a result, it is necessary to research the relative influence of adolescent daughters in households which include the "traditional family" compared to single-mother families. Four different samples are required in order to research these paper propositions and the possible differences between adolescent daughter's ages (10-15 vs. 15-18) and their family unit structure (traditional families vs. single-mother families).

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Temporal Changes in Anthropometric Measurements of Idealized Females and Young Women in General

Cited by 31 publications

References 37 publications

Overweight but unseen: a review of the underestimation of weight status and a visual normalization theory

Overweight but unseen: a review of the underestimation of weight status and a visual normalization theory

Mediators of the relationship between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction in the natural environment

Family Consumption Decisions: Literature Review and Extension —The Psycho-Social Case of Single-Mother Families and Their Early Adolescent Daughters

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