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Strong is the New Skinny, but is it Ideal?: A Test of the Tripartite Influence Model using a new Measure of Fit-Ideal Internalisation

open access: yes, 2020
Although the thin body ideal has been the epitome of western female beauty for decades, the more recent fit body ideal is becoming arguably more popular.
Donovan, Caroline L   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Evidence that Social Comparison with the Thin Ideal Affects Implicit Self-Evaluation

open access: yesInternational Review of Social Psychology, 2018
Research on body image suggests that social comparison with the thin ideal has a number of negative consequences for women. To date, however, little is known on how social comparison with the thin ideal affects the accessibility of positive thoughts and ...
Yvana Bocage-Barthélémy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What is an attractive body? Using an interactive 3D program to create the ideal body for you and your partner [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
What is the ideal body size and shape that we want for ourselves and our partners? What are the important physical features in this ideal? And do both genders agree on what is an attractive body?
Martin J. Tovée   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Thin Images Reflected in the Water: Narcissism and Girls’ Vulnerability to the Thin‐Ideal

open access: yesJournal of Personality, 2015
AbstractThe purpose of this research is to test how adolescent girls’ narcissistic traits—characterized by a need to impress others and avoid ego‐threat—influence acute adverse effects of thin‐ideal exposure. Participants (11–15 years; total N = 366; all female) reported their narcissistic traits.
Thomaes, Sander, Sedikides, Constantine
openaire   +5 more sources

The Role of Perfectionism in the Relationship Between Thin-Ideal Internalization and Body Dissatisfaction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Research has shown a significant relationship between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction. In addition, research suggests perfectionism is an antecedent to thin-ideal internalization (Boone, 2011). When examining subtypes of perfectionism,
Brown, Mackenzie, B.A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

“I Don’t Approve of a Fat Person…”: A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Perceptions of Health, Weight and Obesity

open access: yesObesities
Despite being acknowledged as a complex and multi-faceted condition, the prevailing view within society is that obesity is the result of individual choices and can be reversed simply by “eating less and moving more”.
Jordan D. Beaumont   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the Thin Ideal: Development and Validation of the Fit Ideal Internalization Test (FIIT) for Women

open access: yes, 2019
Females are at risk for body image and eating disturbance when they internalize societally prescribed standards of Western beauty. With respect to messages to be thin or muscular, numerous scales are available that measure internalization.
Zimmer-Gembeck, MJ   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Social media use and body dissatisfaction in adolescents: The moderating role of thin-and muscular-ideal internalisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Internalisation of appearance ideals moderates the relationship between exposure to media images and body dissatisfaction. To date, the role of thin- and muscular-ideal internalisation in the context of social media remains under explored, particularly ...
Hannah Jarman (13073316)   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

The Struggle Between the Real and Ideal

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2017
Media, in its diverse forms, has become a powerful tool for construction and portrayal of the “shoulds, oughts, and musts” of a woman’s body. As a result of “thinning” of beauty ideals in the media, the real woman finds the representations of ideal woman
Itisha Nagar, Rukhsana Virk
doaj   +1 more source

To be thin but not healthy - The body-image dilemma may affect health among female university students in China. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
An increasing number of young girls have attached great importance to their body-image in China. Body-image dissatisfaction has resulted in increased weight loss behavior.
Lei Zhang, Haihong Qian, Hua Fu
doaj   +1 more source

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