Appearance comparison and other appearance-related influences on body dissatisfaction in everyday life
| Autor: | Ben Richardson, Jaclyn Broadbent, Julie Chhouk, Lorie-Ann McCann, Isabel Krug, Jake Linardon, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Lina A. Ricciardelli, Hao Vuo, Geovanny Urbina, Kristin E. Heron |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology Experience sampling method Social Psychology Psychometrics Adolescent Victoria Feedback Psychological Emotions Individuality 050109 social psychology Personal Satisfaction Human physical appearance Social Environment Developmental psychology Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Body Image Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Everyday life General Psychology Applied Psychology Internal-External Control Social comparison theory 05 social sciences Social environment medicine.disease Body Dysmorphic Disorders Physical Appearance Body Body dysmorphic disorder Trait Female Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Body image. 28 |
| ISSN: | 1873-6807 |
| Popis: | Although appearance comparisons, self-monitoring, and appearance-related comments have been linked to body dissatisfaction in prior studies, the combined and unique influences of these variables on state body dissatisfaction in daily life has yet to be explored. The present study addressed this gap, and also evaluated whether these state-based effects were stronger for individuals with trait-level body image disturbances (internalization and body dissatisfaction). Eighty-four women completed baseline measures of trait internalization and body dissatisfaction, and then reported momentary experiences of body dissatisfaction, appearance self-monitoring, appearance-related comments, and appearance-based comparisons at up to 10 random times daily for seven days. Multilevel analyses confirmed that both appearance comparisons and commentary (both negative and positive) were predictive of changes in state body dissatisfaction when modelled individually as well as in a combined (full) model. Appearance self-monitoring was not a significant predictor, either individually or in the full model. These within-person relationships were not moderated by individual differences in trait body dissatisfaction and internalization of appearance standards. Accordingly, experiences of body dissatisfaction in daily life may be a common reaction to negative appearance comments and unflattering comparisons, yet positive comments and/or efforts to avoid appearance-based comparisons may have a positive effect on one’s body image. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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