scholarly journals Genetic and environmental influences on thin-ideal internalization

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 942-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Suisman ◽  
Shannon M. O'Connor ◽  
Steffanie Sperry ◽  
J. Kevin Thompson ◽  
Pamela K. Keel ◽  
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SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401769132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itisha Nagar ◽  
Rukhsana Virk

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 to be increasingly unattainable. This exploratory study examined the effect of acute media images for a sample of young adult Indian woman ( N = 60). A 2 (intervention group) × 2 (time) mixed-group design was used where half the participants were presented with thin-ideal media images, whereas the other half were presented with control images. The participants were examined on body image dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization, and self-esteem. Results of the study indicate a significant increase in thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction and a significant decrease in self-esteem scores as a result of exposure to the thin-ideal media images. The findings of the study indicate that, similar to their counterparts in Europe and North America, young urban Indian women experience body image disturbances when exposed to thin-ideal images. The findings have been examined in light of the spread of global media and homogenization of beauty standards among non-Western countries.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 205510291985417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Takamura ◽  
Yoko Yamazaki ◽  
Mika Omori

“Fat talk” refers to conversations focused on body disparagement. We examined developmental changes in fat talk to avoid social rejection and the mediating role of fat talk between “thin-ideal” internalization and body dissatisfaction. A total of 214 high school girls and 227 college-aged women completed questionnaires assessing fat talk engagement, body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization, and sensitivity to rejection. Path analyses showed that fat talk mediated between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction and that rejection sensitivity predicted fat talk among high school girls, but not among college women. The purpose of fat talk differed by developmental stage, suggesting that interventions for improving body image should be developmentally tailored.


Body Image ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie E. Cassin ◽  
Kristin M. von Ranson ◽  
Simone Whiteford

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 1712-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyulee Shin ◽  
Sukkyung You ◽  
Euikyung Kim

This research investigated the differential effects of sociocultural pressures from media, peers, and parents on the thin ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction of 472 Korean female college students using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that after controlling for body mass index and exercise, media pressure exerted the largest effects, followed by peer pressure and parental pressure, on thin ideal internalization, and in turn, body dissatisfaction. Furthermore, parent and media pressures were found to exert direct effects on body dissatisfaction as well as indirect effects through thin ideal internalization. The results and implications of the study are discussed.


Body Image ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. VanHuysse ◽  
S. Alexandra Burt ◽  
Shannon M. O’Connor ◽  
J. Kevin Thompson ◽  
Kelly L. Klump

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