Weight attitudes in 3- to 5-year-old children: Age differences and cross-sectional predictors

Spiel, Emma C.; Paxton, Susan J.; Yager, Zali

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.07.006

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“…Body image research with children has primarily focused on identifying causes of negative body image (Smolak, 2011). There is evidence that 3-5 year olds internalize body size stereotypes (Spiel, Paxton, & Yager, 2012), and longitudinal research indicates that body dissatisfaction at age 5 Running Head: Future Directions 22 predicts body dissatisfaction at ages 7 and 9 which, in turn predicts restrictive eating at age 9 (Davison, Markey, & Birch, 2003). (Menzel, Krawczyk, & Thompson, 2011) and some are validated for children as young as eight (e.g., Mendelson, White, & Mendelson, 1996).…”

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“…While negative attitudes towards overweight have been observed in both Australian (Spiel, Paxton, & Yager, 2012) and American (Harriger, Calogero, Witherington, & Smith, 2010) pre-school children, to date only one empirical study has attempted to determine whether young girls have similarly internalized cultural messages about sexualization. Starr and Ferguson (2012) showed 60 American 6-9 year-old girls a pair of paper dolls, one dressed in sexualized clothing (short jean shorts and a low cut top revealing midriff) and the other in non-sexualized clothing (cargo pants and a sweater).…”

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Little girls in a grown up world: Exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualization messages, and body image in 6–9 year-old girls

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Tiggemann

2016

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Little girls in a grown up world: Exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualization messages, and body image in 6-9 year-old girls. Body Image, 18. pp. 19-22. ISSN 1740-1445 Disclaimer UWE has obtained warranties from all depositors as to their title in the material deposited and as to their right to deposit such material. UWE makes no representation or warranties of commercial utility, title, or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, express or implied in respect of any material deposited.UWE makes no representation that the use of the materials will not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other property or proprietary rights. UWE accepts no liability for any infringement of intellectual property rights in any material deposited but will remove such material from public view pending investigation in the event of an allegation of any such infringement. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR TEXT.Internalization of Sexualization in 6-9 Year-Old Girls AbstractDespite widespread public concern about the early sexualization of young girls, as yet there has been little empirical examination of potential negative effects. In the present study a sample of 300 6-9 year-old girls completed individual interviews assessing exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualized messages (measured via preference for sexualized clothing), and body image attitudes (body esteem, body dissatisfaction). Exposure to sexualized media was found to be correlated with internalization of sexualization messages, itself correlated with negative body image. The findings provide preliminary evidence that sexualized messages appear to be internalized by very young girls which, in turn, has negative implications for how they feel about their bodies.

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“…In the first, 5-8 year old children's perceptions of their mother's level of body dissatisfaction was shown to positively relate to their own levels of body dissatisfaction (Lowes & Tiggemann, 2003). In the second, mother's internalisation of the thin ideal was associated with 3-5 year old children attributing positive characteristics to thinner figures (Spiel, Paxton, & Yager, 2012).…”

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The influence of maternal self-objectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized ‘grown up’ behaviours and appearance concerns in 5–8 year old girls

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Tiggemann

2016

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Slater, A. and Tiggemann, M. (2016) The influence of maternal selfobjectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized grown up behaviours and appearance concerns in 5-8 year old girls. Eating Behaviors, 22. pp. 113-118. ISSN 1471-0153 Disclaimer UWE has obtained warranties from all depositors as to their title in the material deposited and as to their right to deposit such material. UWE makes no representation or warranties of commercial utility, title, or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, express or implied in respect of any material deposited. UWE makes no representation that the use of the materials will not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other property or proprietary rights. UWE accepts no liability for any infringement of intellectual property rights in any material deposited but will remove such material from public view pending investigation in the event of an allegation of any such infringement. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR TEXT. ÔØ Å ÒÙ× Ö ÔØThe influence of maternal self-objectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized 'grown up' behaviours and appearance concerns in 5-8 year old girls Amy Slater, Marika Tiggemann PII: S1471-0153 (16) This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. A C C E P T E D M A N U S C R I P T ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT AbstractThere is widespread concern about young girls displaying 'grown up' or sexualized behaviours, as well as experiencing body image and appearance concerns that were previously thought to only impact much older girls The present study examined the influence of three maternal attributes, self-objectification, materialism and parenting style, on sexualized behaviours and appearance concerns in young girls. A sample of 252 Australian mothers of 5-8 year old girls reported on the behaviours and appearance concerns observed in their daughters and also completed measures of their own self-objectification, materialism and parenting style. It was found that a significant proportion of young girls were engaging with 'teen' culture, using beauty products and expressing some degree of appearance concern. Maternal self-objectification was related to daughters' engagement in teen culture, use of beauty products and appearance concern. Maternal materialism was related to girls' engagement in teen culture and appearance concern, while an authoritative parenting style was negatively related to girls' use of beauty products. The findings suggest that maternal self-objectification and materialism play a role in the body image and appearance concerns of young girls, and in so doing, identify ...

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Weight attitudes in 3- to 5-year-old children: Age differences and cross-sectional predictors

Cited by 110 publications

References 21 publications

Future directions for positive body image research

Future directions for positive body image research

Little girls in a grown up world: Exposure to sexualized media, internalization of sexualization messages, and body image in 6–9 year-old girls

The influence of maternal self-objectification, materialism and parenting style on potentially sexualized ‘grown up’ behaviours and appearance concerns in 5–8 year old girls

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