The Role of Social Appearance Comparison in Body Dissatisfaction of Adolescent Boys and Girls [PDF]
Europe's Journal of Psychology, 2023 The main aim of the present study is to investigate the indirect effect of the association between thin-ideal internalisation (1), muscular-ideal internalization (2) and body dissatisfaction (BD) through the general social appearance comparison ...
Lucia Barbierik +2 more
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Stimulating appearance comparison dynamics and their effects on psychological dysfunctions: The moderating role of self-compassion. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 In recent decades, attitudes towards appearance comparison, and self-disapproval have rapidly increased, and these are attitudes strongly associated with psychological disorders. The present study aims to investigate the underlying patterns of depression,
Humma Nawaz +5 more
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The relationship of benevolent sexism and disordered eating in China: the role of appearance comparison on social network sites [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionThis study focuses on disordered eating (DE), a critical mental health issue among university students. Specifically, it examines the relationship between benevolent sexism (BS) and DE, and explores the underlying psychological mechanisms ...
Ruijie Xu, Changkai Chen, Changkai Chen
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Validation of a Spanish Version of the Physical Appearance Comparison Scales. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020 Physical appearance comparison has been widely studied because of its strong relationship with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. The main objective of this study was to validate the physical appearance comparison scales (PACS-Revised and PACS-3) in a sample of Spanish men and women and examine their psychometric properties.
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The longitudinal associations between appearance-focused social network site use and body dissatisfaction among college students: serial mediation of appearance comparison and internalization of appearance ideals [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionBody dissatisfaction is common among college students, and social network site use is a potential risk factor. However, research rarely focuses on specific content types.
Tianyu Zhang +5 more
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Is my body better than yours? Validation of the German version of the Upward and Downward Physical Appearance Comparison Scales in individuals with and without eating disorders [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionThis study examines the psychometric properties of a German version of the Upward and Downward Physical Appearance Comparison Scales (UPACS and DACS).MethodsA total of 2,114 participants, consisting of 1,360 women without eating disorders ...
Kristine Schönhals +5 more
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The effects of media and peers on negative body image among Chinese college students: a chained indirect influence model of appearance comparison and internalization of the thin ideal [PDF]
Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022 Plain English Summary Adolescents’ peers and media have far-reaching influence. This study explored their impact on the body image of Chinese college students. A questionnaire survey was distributed to 461 Chinese college students.
Jianting Shen +3 more
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Appearance Comparison, Body Appreciation, and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: Roles of Gender, Age, and Body-Mass Index [PDF]
Psychology Research and Behavior ManagementQinliang Zheng,1– 3,* Meng Chen,4,* Jennifer Hu,5 Ting Zhou,5 Peipei Wang6 1Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Shandong Provincial Key Medical and Health ...
Zheng Q, Chen M, Hu J, Zhou T, Wang P
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Psychometric properties of the arabic translation of the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) in adults [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Physical comparison may be a factor in body dissatisfaction and related issues, like eating disorders and depression. The Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) is a scale developed to assess the frequency of physical comparison.
Marie Anne El Khoury +7 more
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The impact of social media use on appearance anxiety among college students —the chain mediating effect of upward social comparison and envy [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundThe widespread adoption of digital media has reshaped young people’s aesthetic experiences. The abundance of idealized and digitally enhanced appearance-related content on social media has made appearance anxiety increasingly prevalent among ...
Yongjian Lin +7 more
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