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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Appearance management"”.
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Clothing behavior, body cathexis, and appearance management of women enrolled in a commercial weight loss program
… study was to determine the relationship between appearance management, created appearance, body cathexis, and clothing behavior for a group of women enrolled in a commercial weight loss program. Subjects were 171 females enrolled in Weight Watchers® programs in Christiansburg, Virginia. No …
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Body image and appearance management among older married dyads: factors influencing body image in the aging process
… body image related to their engagement in appearance management practices and the personal and relational factors influencing the formation of body image among older persons. Various appearance management practices---exercise, dieting, use of anti-aging products and techniques, daily …
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Self-Esteem, Body Image and Appearance Management Behaviors among Korean and Caucasian-American Women: Associations to Attitudes toward Social Comparison and Model’s Ethnicity in Advertisements
… with their body are likely to engage in appearance management behaviors, such as makeup, dieting, eating disorders, and cosmetic surgery. Sociocultural theory has been used to explain the development of body dissatisfaction as negative effects of exposure to the societal beauty ideal …
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Assessing Male Body Image: Development And Validation Of The Appearance Inventory For Men (aim)
Despite evidence suggesting that appearance dissatisfaction among men is on the rise, a void in appropriate forms of body image assessment for males remains. The current study reviews the literature on male body image, identifying the shortcomings and limitations of prior research, and introduces a …
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The Role of Dress in the Embodiment and Articulation of Chinese Diaspora Identity in the UK
… Chinese diaspora dress worldwide. Dress is a key appearance-management strategy for this visibly ‘racialised’ ethnic minority. Individuals navigate diverse ingroup and outgroup attitudes towards Chinese ethnicity and Chinese visual styles. I position wearing Chinese dress as a diasporic act that …
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Relationships among body-self relations, exercise involvement, and exercise clothing attitude for women in regular exercise programs
… Body-Self Relations Questionnaire: appearance and physical fitness. Exercise involvement was used as the indicator of the time and effort devoted to altering or forming one’s appearance through exercise. Exercise clothing attitude was measured by beliefs toward three black-and-white …
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Comfort in clothing: a Baumanian critique of how clothing contributes to the well-being of women in the United Kingdom.
… The key findings confirm that female appearance management remains firmly focused on the body and controlled by the fear of judgement, both self-judgement and the judgement of others. Hedonic well-being, gained from presenting oneself properly in public and feeling good through looking …