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Body dissatisfaction and body comparison with media images in males and females.
Body Image. 2007 Sep; 4(3):257-68.BI

Abstract

This study examined the role of media body comparison as a mediator of the relationships between psychological factors and sociocultural pressures to be thin and body dissatisfaction in both females and males. Participants were 1,386 females (mean age = 19.37 years) and 1,130 males (mean age = 19.46) from diverse backgrounds who completed a self-report questionnaire. Path analysis was used to test a cross-sectional model in which media body comparison mediated the impact of self-esteem, depressive mood, parent dieting environment, friend dieting, TV exposure, magazine message exposure, weight teasing and body mass index (BMI) on body dissatisfaction. In females, media body comparison partially or fully mediated relationships between self-esteem, depressive mood, friend dieting, magazine message exposure and BMI, and body dissatisfaction. In males, media body comparison was not a significant predictor of body dissatisfaction. This research particularly highlights the need to further examine processes that are involved in the development of body dissatisfaction in males.

Authors+Show Affiliations

van den Berg P
University of Minnesota, United States. vande485@umn.edu
Paxton SJ
No affiliation info available
Keery H
No affiliation info available
Wall M
No affiliation info available
Guo J
No affiliation info available
Neumark-Sztainer D
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAffectBody ImageBody Mass IndexDepressionDiet, ReducingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMass MediaModels, PsychologicalPersonal SatisfactionPrejudiceSelf ConceptSex FactorsSocial ValuesThinness

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18089272

Citation

van den Berg, Patricia, et al. "Body Dissatisfaction and Body Comparison With Media Images in Males and Females." Body Image, vol. 4, no. 3, 2007, pp. 257-68.
van den Berg P, Paxton SJ, Keery H, et al. Body dissatisfaction and body comparison with media images in males and females. Body Image. 2007;4(3):257-68.
van den Berg, P., Paxton, S. J., Keery, H., Wall, M., Guo, J., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2007). Body dissatisfaction and body comparison with media images in males and females. Body Image, 4(3), 257-68.
van den Berg P, et al. Body Dissatisfaction and Body Comparison With Media Images in Males and Females. Body Image. 2007;4(3):257-68. PubMed PMID: 18089272.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Body dissatisfaction and body comparison with media images in males and females. AU - van den Berg,Patricia, AU - Paxton,Susan J, AU - Keery,Helene, AU - Wall,Melanie, AU - Guo,Jia, AU - Neumark-Sztainer,Dianne, Y1 - 2007/08/01/ PY - 2005/11/21/received PY - 2007/04/17/revised PY - 2007/04/23/accepted PY - 2007/12/20/pubmed PY - 2008/1/30/medline PY - 2007/12/20/entrez SP - 257 EP - 68 JF - Body image JO - Body Image VL - 4 IS - 3 N2 - This study examined the role of media body comparison as a mediator of the relationships between psychological factors and sociocultural pressures to be thin and body dissatisfaction in both females and males. Participants were 1,386 females (mean age = 19.37 years) and 1,130 males (mean age = 19.46) from diverse backgrounds who completed a self-report questionnaire. Path analysis was used to test a cross-sectional model in which media body comparison mediated the impact of self-esteem, depressive mood, parent dieting environment, friend dieting, TV exposure, magazine message exposure, weight teasing and body mass index (BMI) on body dissatisfaction. In females, media body comparison partially or fully mediated relationships between self-esteem, depressive mood, friend dieting, magazine message exposure and BMI, and body dissatisfaction. In males, media body comparison was not a significant predictor of body dissatisfaction. This research particularly highlights the need to further examine processes that are involved in the development of body dissatisfaction in males. SN - 1873-6807 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18089272/Body_dissatisfaction_and_body_comparison_with_media_images_in_males_and_females_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -