Lipowska Małgorzata, Lipowski Mariusz
Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Department of Health Psychology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland.
PLoS One. 2015 May 11;10(5):e0126724. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126724. eCollection 2015.
Body weight and age constitute main determinants of body image in women. We analyzed the role of narcissism as a moderator of body image in young women representing various extremes of body weight.
The study included 325 women between 18 and 35 years, qualified into three BMI categories: obese women (BMI > 30.0, n = 72), severely underweight women who did not satisfy the remaining criteria of anorexia (BMI < 17.5, n = 85), and women with normal body weight (21.7 < "ideal BMI" > 22.7, n = 168). Satisfaction with body image was determined with Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire and Body Esteem Scale, while narcissism was measured with Narcissistic Personality Inventory.
We revealed that narcissism has significant impact on the body image of women who are extremely underweight or obese. Vanity and Leadership were narcissism dimensions which played significant role in slim women, as compared to Vanity and Self-Sufficiency in obese women.
The role of narcissism as a modulator of self-satisfaction with one's body varies depending on BMI level: extremely underweight women and obese individuals constitute groups in which narcissism has the strongest impact on the self-satisfaction with body.
体重和年龄是女性身体意象的主要决定因素。我们分析了自恋作为身体意象调节因素在代表不同体重极端情况的年轻女性中的作用。
该研究纳入了325名18至35岁的女性，根据体重指数（BMI）分为三类：肥胖女性（BMI>30.0，n = 72）、不符合厌食症其他标准的严重体重过轻女性（BMI<17.5，n = 85）和体重正常的女性（“理想BMI”在21.7至22.7之间，n = 168）。使用多维身体-自我关系问卷和身体自尊量表来确定对身体意象的满意度，同时用自恋人格量表测量自恋程度。
我们发现自恋对体重过轻或肥胖的女性的身体意象有显著影响。与肥胖女性的虚荣和自给自足相比，虚荣和领导力这两个自恋维度在苗条女性中发挥了重要作用。
自恋作为身体自我满意度调节因素的作用因BMI水平而异：体重过轻的女性和肥胖个体是自恋对身体自我满意度影响最强的群体。
