Changes in self-other boundaries modulate children's body image attitudes.

Autor: Cook C; Department of Psychology, Centre for Brain Science, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom., Crucianelli L; Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Filippetti ML; Department of Psychology, Centre for Brain Science, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in human neuroscience [Front Hum Neurosci] 2023 May 03; Vol. 17, pp. 1181395. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 03 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1181395
Abstrakt: One's own face is a key distinctive feature of our physical appearance, yet multisensory visuo-tactile stimulation can alter self-other boundaries, eliciting changes in adult's self-face representation and social cognition processes. This study tested whether changing self-face representation by altering self-other boundaries with the enfacement illusion modulates body image attitudes toward others in 6-11-year-old children ( N = 51; 31 girls; predominantly White). Across all ages, congruent multisensory information led to stronger enfacement (η 2 p = 0.06). Participants who experienced a stronger enfacement illusion showed preference for larger body size, suggesting increased positive body size attitudes. This effect was stronger in 6-7-year-olds compared to 8-9-year-olds. Thus, blurring self-other boundaries successfully modulates self-face representation and body image attitudes toward others in children. Our results suggest that increased self-resemblance through self-other blurring resulting from the enfacement illusion may reduce social comparisons between self and other and result in positive body size attitudes.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2023 Cook, Crucianelli and Filippetti.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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