Is body dissatisfaction changing across time? A cross-temporal meta-analysis.

2017 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan T. Karazsia ◽  
Sarah K. Murnen ◽  
Tracy L. Tylka
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis

scholarly journals Body Dissatisfaction in Individuals with Obesity Compared to Normal-Weight Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Obesity Facts ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 424-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natascha-Alexandra Weinberger ◽  
Anette Kersting ◽  
Steffi G. Riedel-Heller ◽  
Claudia Luck-Sikorski
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Normal Weight

scholarly journals Engagement with fat talk as a function of social comparison and body image concerns: Two replication studies support main effects but do not support an interaction effect.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Victor Pollet ◽  
Sarah Dawson ◽  
Martin Tovee ◽  
Piers Cornelissen ◽  
Katri Cornelissen
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Fat Talk ◽  
Eating Disordered ◽  
Replication Studies ◽  
Multiplicative Relationship ◽  
Main Effects

Verbal denigration of personal body size and shape (“fat talk”) and engagement in social comparison has been linked to the development of body dissatisfaction and eating disordered behaviour. A key question is whether the relationship between these two predictors is additive or multiplicative, as the latter relationship would imply a far more serious impact on body dissatisfaction. A previous report has suggested a multiplicative relationship, and in two separate studies we replicated this study. In each study, female participants filled in fat talk, social comparison and body dissatisfaction measures. In the first study, 189 UK participants took part and in the second study, 371 US participants took part. Both studies found significant correlations between all three measures but no interaction effect, consistent with an additive not a multiplicative relationship. In a further test, we used a mini meta-analysis to combine the results of the two studies reported here with the results of the original study. Again, we found no evidence of an interaction. In conclusion, these studies show an additive relationship between fat talk and social comparison, suggesting their impact on body image is serious but not as serious as previously reported.

scholarly journals Internalization of body shape ideals and body dissatisfaction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Paterna ◽  
Manuel Alcaraz‐Ibáñez ◽  
Matthew Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz ◽  
Álvaro Sicilia
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Meta Analysis

Gender, sexual orientation and body dissatisfaction: a meta-analysis covering four decades of research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Huerga Malillos ◽  
Elena Theofanous ◽  
Keith R. Laws ◽  
Paul Jenkinson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Lesbian Women ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Meta Analyses

Background: Four decades of research has assessed how gender and/or sexual orientation contribute to levels of body dissatisfaction (BD). The findings have proven somewhat equivocal and little attention has been paid to potential moderators. Method: The current meta-analysis compared BD in gay and heterosexual men (38 overall effects), and lesbian and heterosexual women (25 overall effects). Additional pairwise comparisons explored differences between heterosexual men and heterosexual women, gay men and lesbians, gay men and heterosexual women, and heterosexual men and lesbian women. Results: Random effects model meta-analyses revealed greater levels of BD in gay men compared to heterosexual men (g = -0.36, 95% CI -0.43, -0.29). By contrast, BD was greater in heterosexual women than lesbians (g = 0.09 95% CI 0.03, 0.15). Year of publication and mean difference in age between gay and heterosexual samples moderated the relationship between BD and sexual orientation, but only for men. Pairwise comparisons indicated that BD is highest in heterosexual women and lowest in heterosexual men.Conclusions: Findings indicate that both gender and sexual orientation influence BD. We identified a number of limitations in the existing research base, and make recommendations for future research.

Gender Differences in Body Image Are Increasing

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Feingold ◽  
Ronald Mazzella
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Poor Body Image

It has been speculated that the prevalence of eating disorders in women has risen because of increases in women's body dissatisfaction. We conducted a meta-analysis of gender differences in attractiveness and body image using 222 studies from the past 50 years. The analysis shows dramatic increases in the numbers of women among individuals who have poor body image. Moreover, these trends were found across multiple conceptualizations of body image, including self-judgments of physical attractiveness.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Networking Sites on Body Dissatisfaction among Men and Women: a Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Castaneda
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in impact between men and women on the effects that social networking sites (SNS) have on body dissatisfaction. A total of eight studies (with 48 effect sizes) involving participants being assessed on SNS use frequency and body dissatisfaction in which some correlation was determined were used for this meta-analysis. The current study also chose to evaluate three different moderators: gender, age, and measurement type. Correlations from each study were collected in order to compute a single pooled effect size. The proportion of men and mean age were also collected from each study in order to assess the gender and age moderators. Types of measurements were coded either as 0 (study used a measurement specifically designed to assess body satisfaction/dissatisfaction) or 1 (study used a subscale from a larger measurement that assessed body satisfaction/dissatisfaction). The pooled effect size showed significance in the overall association between SNS use frequency and body dissatisfaction which supports the findings of previous research. However, neither of the moderators were found to be significant, ultimately rejecting the hypothesis of the current study. This finding may be due to the major limitation of the lack of research available surrounding this topic.

scholarly journals School-Based Interventions Improve Body Image and Media Literacy in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Kurz ◽  
Jenny Rosendahl ◽  
Johanna Rodeck ◽  
Julia Muehleck ◽  
Uwe Berger
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Positive Body Image ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
School Based ◽  
Analytic Review ◽  
School Based Interventions

AbstractBody ideals conveyed by the media and by body comparisons often result in body dissatisfaction, which can cause risky health behaviours and eating disorders, especially in adolescents. We conducted a meta-analytic review of existing school-based interventions designed to enhance media literacy in order to reduce body dissatisfaction and to promote a positive body image. We included controlled trials examining children and adolescents from grade five to nine (age 10–15 years) after a manual search and a comprehensive literature search using PsycINFO, Medline, Web of Science, and CENTRAL. We computed average weighted effect sizes (Hedges’ g) with the help of a random effects model and identified seventeen different programme evaluations with 7392 participants. We found a significantly larger effect on positive body image and media literacy in the intervention compared to control groups. However, heterogeneity was substantial for both outcomes. Results suggest that media literacy interventions have the potential to improve media literacy and reduce body dissatisfaction. Interventions that worked with the principle of induction of cognitive dissonance were the most effective.

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