A Qualitative Investigation of Women's and Men's Body Image Concerns and Their Attitudes Toward Aging

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Relationships Between Men’s and Women’s Body Image and Their Psychological, Social, and Sexual Functioning (2005, background): “Although the majority of research is limited to college samples, body image concerns appear to extend into later life (Montepare, 1996), and different age-related changes have been found among both men and women ( Halliwell & Dittmar, 2003; Harmatz, Gronendyke, & Thomas, 1985).”
Leaks, Lumps, and Lines (2011, background): “This double standard of aging (Halliwell & Dittmar, 2003; Harris, 1994; Sontag, 1979) pushes women to cover up, or remove, signs of aging through the use of cosmetic products and surgeries and even strategic clothing choices (Clarke, Griffin, & Mahiha, 2009).”
Objectification Theory Predicts College Women’s Attitudes Toward Cosmetic Surgery (2010, background): “It is noteworthy that although appearance concerns and selfobjectification have been found to decrease with age (Halliwell and Dittmar 2003; McKinley 2006; Tiggemann and Lynch 2001), cosmetic surgery appears to be on the rise among older adults, primarily women (BAAPS 2009).”
Canadian and French men's consumption of cosmetics: a comparison of their attitudes and motivations (2009, background): “Very little research has focused on the effect of aging on men's (body) image concerns ( Halliwell and Dittmar, 2003”