New Body Scales Reveal Body Dissatisfaction, Thin-Ideal, and Muscularity-Ideal in Males [PDF]
American Journal of Men's Health, 2018 The aim of the current study was to develop, test, and retest two new male body dissatisfaction scales: The Male Body Scale (MBS; consisting of emaciated to obese figures) and the Male Fit Body Scale (MFBS; consisting of emaciated to muscular figures ...
Christina Ralph-Nearman PhD +1 more
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Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Rapid socioeconomic growth, Western acculturation, and thin-ideal internalization are theorized to be linked to dieting, weight concerns, and disordered eating in Arab countries.
Lulwa Zainal +3 more
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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Thin-Ideal Internalization [PDF]
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2012 AbstractObjective:Current research on the etiology of thin‐ideal internalization focuses on psychosocial influences (e.g., media exposure). The possibility that genetic influences also account for variance in thin‐ideal internalization has never been directly examined.
Burt Alexandra +2 more
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Young women’s sexual satisfaction in danger: the significance of thin-ideal internalization, positive body image, and appearance-related self-consciousness during physical intimacy [PDF]
Health Psychology Report, 2022 Background Previous research indicated that a positive body image is indirectly related to young adult women’s sexual satisfaction through protecting them from appearance-related self-consciousness during physical intimacy.
Femke van den Brink, Manja Vollmann
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Development and validation of new figural scales for female body dissatisfaction assessment on two dimensions: thin-ideal and muscularity-ideal [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Body dissatisfaction influences women’s mental and physical health. To date, most research has focused on body dissatisfaction in relation to the ‘thin-ideal’.
Christina Ralph-Nearman, Ruth Filik
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Cognitive Distortions Associated with Imagination of the Thin Ideal: Validation of the Thought-Shape Fusion Body Questionnaire (TSF-B) [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Thought-shape fusion (TSF) describes the experience of body-related cognitive distortions associated with eating disorder (ED) pathology. In the laboratory TSF has been activated by thoughts about fattening/forbidden foods and thin ideals.
Andrea Wyssen +15 more
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Body Mass Index and Nationality (Argentine vs. Spanish) Moderate the Relationship Between Internalization of the Thin Ideal and Body Dissatisfaction: A Conditional Mediation Model [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 It is believed that Women’s exposure to Western sociocultural pressures to attain a “thin-ideal” results in the internalization of a desire to be thin that consequently leads to body dissatisfaction (BD).
Silvia Moreno-Domínguez +4 more
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Validation of two body scales for assessment of thin-ideal and muscularity-ideal body dissatisfaction among Chinese adult females [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Previous studies have demonstrated the significant impact of body dissatisfaction on the physical and mental well-being of women. China’s culture idealizes thinness and beauty, and women are more prone to experiencing body dissatisfaction ...
Guangbo Dou, Jiahao Wu, Siyao Sun
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Automatic social comparison: Cognitive load facilitates an increase in negative thought accessibility after thin ideal exposure among women. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Women are routinely exposed to images of extremely slim female bodies (the thin ideal) in advertisements, even if they do not necessarily pay much attention to these images.
Yvana Bocage-Barthélémy +6 more
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Divergent pathways from body image to disordered eating and physical activity: differential roles of thin-ideal and muscular-ideal internalization among Chinese female college students [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectiveTo construct and test a dual-pathway differentiation model exploring associations of body image with eating disorders and physical activity among female college students, examining the differential mediating roles of thin-ideal internalization ...
Hongquan Chen +7 more
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