School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Body Image. 2015 Sep;15:98-104. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.07.005. Epub 2015 Aug 24.
This study aimed to examine the protective role of positive body image against negative effects produced by viewing thin-idealised media. University women (N=68) completed trait measures of body appreciation and media protective strategies. At a subsequent session, participants viewed 11 thin-ideal advertisements. Body dissatisfaction was assessed before and after advertisement exposure, and state measures of self-objectification, appearance comparison, and media protective strategies were completed. Results indicated that body appreciation predicted less change in body dissatisfaction following exposure, such that participants with low body appreciation experienced increased body dissatisfaction, while those with high body appreciation did not. Although state appearance comparison predicted increased body dissatisfaction, neither state self-objectification nor appearance comparison accounted for body appreciation's protective effect. Trait and state media protective strategies positively correlated with body appreciation, but also did not account for body appreciation's protective effect. The results point to intervention targets and highlight future research directions.
本研究旨在探究积极身体意象对观看理想化瘦体型媒体所产生的负面影响的保护作用。68 名女大学生完成了身体欣赏特质量表和媒体保护策略量表的测量。在随后的一个实验环节中，参与者观看了 11 则理想化瘦体型广告。在广告暴露前后评估了身体不满，并且完成了状态自我客体化、外貌比较和媒体保护策略的测量。结果表明，身体欣赏能够预测暴露后身体不满的变化程度，即身体欣赏水平低的参与者经历了更多的身体不满，而身体欣赏水平高的参与者则没有。尽管状态外貌比较预测了身体不满的增加，但状态自我客体化和外貌比较都不能解释身体欣赏的保护作用。特质和状态媒体保护策略与身体欣赏呈正相关，但也不能解释身体欣赏的保护作用。研究结果为干预目标指明了方向，并强调了未来的研究方向。
