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Download full textSalem, Susan Kohlruss; Elovson, Allana C. – 1993
Dissatisfaction with body image among women has become a major psychological and physical contemporary problem. This study is among the few to empirically suggest that overall body satisfaction is strongly related to perceived discrepancy of one's body image from ideal societal standards of attractiveness. This study also identifies the personal…
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, College Students, Depression (Psychology)
Brylinsky, Jody – 1990
An examination of the interaction of social and cultural influences on body image development may yield an explanation for the development of eating disorder behavior, especially in understanding the special problems facing women athletes. There appear to be two major sociocultural factors influencing the development of body image in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletes, Body Image, Body Weight
Ryujin, Donald H.; And Others – 1991
Due to concerns that body shape preferences contribute to eating disorders among women, a new method to assess observer preferences for female body shapes was devised. In prior studies women have preferred thin models, but men have preferred models of average weight. In Experiment 1, an underweight female model was photographed in a white top and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Body Image, Body Weight, Bulimia
