Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"body satisfaction"”.
-
Actual and Ideal Self Discrepancy and Body Satisfaction
… been an increase in research and concern over body image and body attitudes in both clinical and community settings (Sondhaus, Kurtz, & Strube, 2001). Historically, body image has been thought to be more important to women than to men. However, recently male body image has begun to increase in …
-
The Negative Effects of Media Advertisements on Men's Body Satisfaction
… effect of exposure to muscular ideal bodies on body satisfaction in men to see if the effects are similar to what women experience when they are exposed to thin bodies. Participants were 104 college men attending Western Kentucky University. Age of the participants ranged from 18 to 32 years, …
-
Cultural and Personal Influences on Body Satisfaction in Mexican American Women
… examining the impact of acculturation on body satisfaction while integrating possible mediating variables for a sample of Mexican American women. Specifically, the study examined the relationships among acculturation (ARSMA-II), acculturative stress related to racism and immigration …
-
Investigating the association between motor proficiency and body satisfaction in grade 5 children
… and overweight, and between overweight and body satisfaction have been well documented. However, the association between motor proficiency and body satisfaction has been largely neglected in the literature. Knowledge of the influence that low motor proficiency may have on body satisfaction …
-
Body Satisfaction and Ability to Identify Weight Status of Preschool-aged Children by Their Caregivers
… Further, it also explored caregivers’ level of body satisfaction with their children and if this was impacted by caregivers’ own weight status. Data was collected from 293 preschool aged children and their caregivers. Results indicate that caregivers were generally successful in classifying …
-
Self-Reported Body Satisfaction Rates Among Collegiate Female Athletes and Their Use of Social Media
… to the serious risk factors as a result of body dissatisfaction, including low self esteem, depression, eating disorders and obesity. Literature on the psychological effects of social media on perception of body satisfaction is lacking for the collegiate female athlete population. This …
-
The Influence of Cultural Identification and Gender-Linked Characteristics on the Body Satisfaction of African American Men
… schema, level of cultural identification, and body dissatisfaction in African American men. The first hypothesis under study was that men with a low identification to African American culture would report higher dissatisfaction with their body than those with a high cultural identification. …
-
The Effects of Media Exposure on Body Satisfaction, Beliefs About Attractiveness, Mood and Bulimic Symptomatology Among College Women
… of the thin-ideal, negative affect, and body dissatisfaction. The purpose of this study was to extend initial research of Stice and Shaw (1994) by incorporating two forms of media (e.g., TV and Magazines) to assess the effects of exposure to the media portrayal of ideal body shape on …
-
Clothing availability from department and speciality stores: implications for self-esteem, body satisfaction, and design line preference of large-size women
… Western society’s infatuation with the slim body type has caused great discomfort for the large-size female. Hence, the effective use of the clothing "tool" is most important for the large-size female. This study was designed to determine if the place of purchase of clothing limited or …
-
The Relationship between Eating Disorders, Weight Control Methods, and Body Satisfaction in Elite Female Runners Competing at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
… between lifetime prevalence of ED with training, body satisfaction, and weight-control methods among elite female endurance athletes. Female runners who participated in the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon completed an online questionnaire examining training volume, weight-control methods, …
-
A Comparison of Perceived Fit Issues of Apparel as it Relates to Body Image and Body Satisfaction Among High School Athletes and Non-Athletes Using 3-D Body Scan Technology
… The third objective was to determine if body image and body satisfaction have an effect on the likelihood of athletes and non-athletes reporting problems with fit issues of clothing available from ready-to-wear stores. Hypothesis I and III analyzed body image, Hypothesis IV analyzed body …
-
The Development of Body Image in Young Children: The Role of Muscularity and Adiposity
Negative body image can cause serious psychological problems. In some Western societies, body image concerns can develop at a young age, with early preadolescents preferring thinner bodies and reporting body dissatisfaction. The aims here were to clarify the significant gaps in published research, …
-
The Development of Body Image in Young Children: The Role of Muscularity and Adiposity
Negative body image can cause serious psychological problems. In some Western societies, body image concerns can develop at a young age, with early preadolescents preferring thinner bodies and reporting body dissatisfaction. The aims here were to clarify the significant gaps in published research, …
-
Subjective norms, attitudes, body mass indices, and self esteem as influences on women's body image behavior
… demonstrate associations between perception of body image among women and their body image behaviors. A study was needed to determine the extent to which subjective norms, attitudes, beliefs, Body Mass Index, and self esteem were associated with body image behaviors. The target population in …
-
The Effects of Appearance Schemas and Commentary on Body Image and Eating Disorder Psychopathology
… commentary predicted overall appearance satisfaction, body satisfaction, and eating disorder psychopathology. Appearance schemas and frequency and effect of both negative and positive shape and weight commentary were shown to be significant predictors of appearance satisfaction. …
-
Potential Antecedents of Muscle Dysmorphia
… Muscle dysmorphia is an under recognized form of Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Individuals who are diagnosed with muscle dysmorphia are in reality very large and muscular, but they have a profound fear and belief that they are small and weak. These individuals go to extreme lengths to increase their …
-
Clothing Fit and Self: An Empirical Examination of Fit Factors and Self Evaluation Related to the Confident Clothing Decision and Psychological Well-Being
Consumers’ body image and perception of comfort are closely related to garment fitting, a primary factor in evaluating clothing performance and body comfort. This study uses self-discrepancy theory to examine how fit characteristics (fit preference and performance) affect consumers’ …
-
“Fitspiration” effects: Assessing the effects of social media “fitspiration” images on female athletes
… fitspiration images affect female athletes’ body image perceptions in comparison to sample examples of elite athletes' images from Instagram as well as their own social media accounts. This study used three different types of images sets of “fitspiration” images and elite athlete images to …
-
Relationships between body-cathexis, clothing benefits sought, and clothing behavior, and effects of importance of meeting the ideal body image and clothing attitude
Today, dissatisfaction with body image appears to be widespread. Few theoretical explanations have existed on why clothing can compensate for body dissatisfaction and on what clothing benefits are sought in relation to body satisfaction. Very limited studies exist on the relationships between …
-
Psychological Implications of a Small Changes Approach to Weight Loss
… present study examines changes in depression, body satisfaction, and life satisfaction of participants in two separate small changes studies (ASPIRE II and III). Overweight female adults participating in a 12-week treatment phase with 6-month follow-up completed the Beck Depression Inventory, …
Page 1 of 3