Watching My Weight: Self-Weighing, Body Surveillance, and Body Dissatisfaction

Mercurio, Andrea; Rima, Brandi

doi:10.1007/s11199-011-9980-x

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“…Furthermore, individual differences in subjective experiences of body surveillance, body shame, or related self-objectification indices are associated with individual differences in body image and eating disturbances among adolescent girls and young women in Australia, Europe, and the US (e.g. Calogero, Davis, & Thompson, 2005;Knauss et al, 2008;McKinley & Hyde, 1996;Mercurio & Rima, 2011;Tiggemann & Kuring, 2004;Tylka & Hill, 2004).…”

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Features of objectified body consciousness and sociocultural perspectives as predictors of eating and body image disturbances among young women and men in China

Jackson

Zheng

Chen

2015

Journal of Gender Studies

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Features of objectified body consciousness and sociocultural perspectives as predictors of eating and body image disturbances among young women and men in China

Jackson

Zheng

Chen

2015

Journal of Gender Studies

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“…The few studies that have examined self-weighing behaviors in young adult populations were conducted in small samples lacking diversity in terms of ethnicity/race and socioeconomic status. Research in community-based samples is needed to gain a better understanding as most studies to date have focused on samples of female college students [6, 12, 13] or treatment seeking individuals [14]. …”

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“…Most of the research on correlates and consequences of self-weighing has focused exclusively on weight control behaviors [15, 16] and psychological well-being [3, 5, 13]. Over the last decade, attention to the use of muscle-enhancing substances (e.g., steroids) has increased [17, 18].…”

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Self-Weighing Behaviors in Young Adults: Tipping the Scale Toward Unhealthy Eating Behaviors?

Quick

Larson

Eisenberg

et al. 2012

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose This study examined associations between frequency of self-weighing and healthy weight control behaviors, unhealthy weight control behaviors, muscle enhancing behaviors (e.g. steroid use, protein powders), and psychological well-being (i.e., self-esteem, depression, body satisfaction) in a community sample of young adults. Methods Data were drawn from Project EAT-III (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults), the third wave of a population-based study. Participants included young adults (n=2,287, mean age=25.3) from the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. Results Self-weighing a few times per week or more frequently was reported by 18% of young adult women and 12% of young adult men. Linear regression models, adjusted for body mass index and demographic characteristics, indicated that in both women and men more frequent self-weighing was associated with a higher prevalence of dieting, both healthy and unhealthy weight control behaviors, and muscle-enhancing behaviors. Additionally, young women who reported more frequent self-weighing were more likely to report binge eating. More frequent self-weighing was also associated with more depressive symptoms and lower self-esteem in women and lower body satisfaction in young men. Conclusions More frequent self-weighing is associated with healthy and unhealthy weight control practices, use of muscle enhancing behaviors, and poorer psychological well-being in young adults. Young adults engaging in self-weighing behaviors should be screened for these health indicators and counseled as appropriate. Prior to recommending self-weighing as a weight-monitoring tool, health care providers should ensure that young adults are not at risk for an unhealthy preoccupation with body weight or shape.

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“…It is of interest that there were no significant correlations between Weight Consciousness, Optimism, and Age or Gender on Norfolk Island. It is not clear if this is the case in the broader population or differs between countries however there is some literature that highlights young women as being significantly more weight conscious than males 15,16 . Being factor scores, the correlations indicate a significant relationship exists between these variables, but does not give any indication of the nature of the relationship.…”

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Exploring the Effects of Personal Carbon Trading (PCT) System on Carbon Emission and Health Issues: A Preliminary Study on the Norfolk Island

Webb¹,

Hendry²,

Armstrong³

et al. 2014

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The Norfolk Island Carbon and Health Evaluation (NICHE) Program is a project to trial the effects of a Personal Carbon Trading (PCT) system aimed at reducing carbon emissions and obesity related behaviours. This paper reports on a series of factor analyses designed to test attitudinal associations from a baseline survey carried out on the island. A self-completed questionnaire was offered to a randomly selected adult in each of the 800 households on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. This was the first part of a three-tiered baseline survey of the island following the WHO STEPS approach. Items designed to measure attitudes to obesity, global warming/climate change, and the process of Personal Carbon Trading were factor analysed using Principal Axis Factoring (PAF). Correlations between the derived factors and other variables from the study were then examined. Three mainThe International Technology Management Review, Vol. 4 (2014), No. 1, 1-11 Published by Atlantis PressCopyright: the authors 1 Webb et al.factors designated 'weight consciousness', 'environmental consciousness' and 'optimism' were found to account for over 53% of the total variance in the data amongst the measures related to environmental and health consciousness. A single factor was derived from analysis of the variables included to measure attitudes to PCT that explained 56% of the total variance. Significant associations (p<0.01) were evident between factors derived from attitudes to body weight and attitudes to carbon emissions and global warming. Correlations amongst the factors measuring attitudes to obesity and the environment and attitude towards PCT revealed significant relationships (p<0.01), even before PCT had been rolled out on the Island. The associations evident between obesity and environmental degradation could help reframe current discussions around climate change and obesity management and the role PCT can play in influencing health and environmental behaviours.

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Watching My Weight: Self-Weighing, Body Surveillance, and Body Dissatisfaction

Cited by 43 publications

References 44 publications

Features of objectified body consciousness and sociocultural perspectives as predictors of eating and body image disturbances among young women and men in China

Features of objectified body consciousness and sociocultural perspectives as predictors of eating and body image disturbances among young women and men in China

Self-Weighing Behaviors in Young Adults: Tipping the Scale Toward Unhealthy Eating Behaviors?

Exploring the Effects of Personal Carbon Trading (PCT) System on Carbon Emission and Health Issues: A Preliminary Study on the Norfolk Island

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