Mediating Effect of Body Image Distortion on Weight Loss Efforts in Normal-Weight and Underweight Korean Adolescent Girls

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong-Sil Choi ◽  
Ji-Soo Kim
1989 ◽  
Vol 68 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1195-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore Cullari ◽  
Roselyne S. Trubilla

20 normal-weight college women were tested for body-image distortion and given the Eating Disorder Inventory and the Tennessee Self-concept Scale. Body-image distortion was present in one-half of the sample and seemed to be related to cognitive factors. There was no evidence of perceptual abnormalities in the subjects, and body-image distortion was not correlated with body weight or low self-esteem.


1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia McCrea ◽  
Angela B. Summerfield

The majority of investigations in the literature have concluded that body image is a relatively fixed phenomenon, the juvenile onset of obesity often being associated with a body image distortion which is presumed to be especially impervious to change (Stunkard and Burt, 1967; Hirsch, 1972). Nevertheless, the evidence for this suggestion is not conclusive (Collins et al., 1983), and is challenged by the findings of the present study. When subjected to regular videofeedback over a period of approximately four months, one group of obese subjects successfully lost weight, and appeared to improve the accuracy of their body image estimates. Another group of obese subjects who underwent a behaviour modification programme over the same period also lost weight and showed a lessening of body image distortion at the end of this intervention, but the changes observed between assessments were much greater for the video group. Some individuals in both treatment conditions had experienced juvenile-onset obesity. The fact that those who received videofeedback also showed improvement in terms of body image assessment and weight loss lends added support to the suggestion that the experience of videofeedback is therapeutic for the obese.


1986 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 907-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett M. Mable ◽  
William D. G. Balance ◽  
Richard J. Galgan

The present study investigated body-image distortion and body-image dissatisfaction for a sample of 75 male and 75 female university students, in relation to personality variables implicated in the literature, such as sex-role orientation, self-esteem, locus of control, and depression. Women perceived their weight deviation from the norm at over 15% above their actual deviation, whereas men distorted less than 1%. In a multiple regression analysis, none of the personality measures correlated significantly with body-image distortion; however, sex of subject accounted for 25% of its variance. Body dissatisfaction was significantly associated with low self-esteem, externality, depression, and distortion. The relationship between body-image distortion and dissatisfaction, although significant, was surprisingly small Apparently, these two aspects of body-image disturbance represent quite distinct constructs.


2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 484-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamal H. Essayli ◽  
Jessica M. Murakami ◽  
Rebecca E. Wilson ◽  
Janet D. Latner

Purpose: To explore the psychological impact of weight labels. Design: A double-blind experiment that randomly informed participants that they were “normal weight” or “overweight.” Setting: Public university in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Participants: Normal-weight and overweight female undergraduates (N = 113). Measures: The Body Image States Scale, Stunkard Rating Scale, Weight Bias Internalization Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, General Health question from the 12-item Short Form Health Survey, modified version of the Weight Loss Methods Scale, and a manipulation check. Analysis: A 2 × 2 between-subjects analysis of variance explored the main effects of the assigned weight label and actual weight and interactions between assigned weight label and actual weight. Results: Significant main effects of the assigned weight label emerged on measures of body dissatisfaction, F(1, 109) = 12.40, p = .001, [Formula: see text] = 0.10, internalized weight stigma, F(1, 108) = 4.35, p = .039, [Formula: see text] = .04, and negative affect, F(1, 108) = 9.22, p = .003, [Formula: see text] = .08. Significant assigned weight label × actual weight interactions were found on measures of perceived body image, F(1, 109) = 6.29, p = .014, [Formula: see text] = .06, and perceived health, F(1, 109) = 4.18, p = .043, [Formula: see text] = .04. Conclusion: A weight label of “overweight” may have negative psychological consequences, particularly for overweight women.


Author(s):  
N. Schneider ◽  
P. Martus ◽  
S. Ehrlich ◽  
E. Pfeiffer ◽  
U. Lehmkuhl ◽  
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