Body Image Dissatisfaction: Gender Differences in Eating Attitudes, Self-Esteem, and Reasons for Exercise

By Adrian Furnham, Nicola Badmin, Ian Sneade. The Journal of psychology, 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Marketing

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Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction in Male and Female Elementary School, High School, and University Students (2004, background): “…person with aspects of his or her own body (Jourard & Secord, 1955, p. 243 ), body image refers to the similarity between actual and perceived ideal body shape (Furnham et al., 2002), and weight satisfaction refers to the difference between actual and perceived ideal weight (Furnham et al., 2002).”
Does Media Type Matter? The Role of Identification in Adolescent Girls’ Media Consumption and the Impact of Different Thin-Ideal Media on Body Image (2011, background): “…amongst female adolescents in the UK, where body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviour are believed to have reached normative levels (Furnham et al. 2002), a trend mirroring that of other westernised countries, such as the USA and Australia (Eisenberg et al. 2006; Ricciardelli and…”
Body Image Perceptions: Do Gender Differences Exist? (2010, background): “Therefore, it would have been helpful to consider the direction of the desired change in weight when comparing weight dissatisfaction in men and women (Furnham et al., 2002).”
Differences in functional and aesthetic body image between sedentary girls and girls involved in sports and physical activity: Does sport type make a difference? (2011, background): “However, this type of activity is often undertaken as a quest to improve appearance (Furnham et al., 2002) and may not solely encourage girls to value their body’s functionality.”
Looking Good Versus Feeling Good: An Investigation of Media Frames of Health Advice and Their Effects on Women’s Body-related Self-perceptions (2010, background): “2003; Tiggemann and Williamson 2000), whereas among young women, exercise for weight control, body tone, and attractiveness has been linked to increased body dissatisfaction, disturbed eating, and lower body esteem (Furnham et al. 2002; Tiggemann and Williamson 2000).”