Andrew Rachel, Tiggemann Marika, Clark Levina
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Body Image. 2016 Sep;18:34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.04.003. Epub 2016 May 28.
This study examined a range of predictors, based on previous theoretical models, of positive body image in young adult women. Participants were 266 women who completed an online questionnaire measuring body appreciation, activity participation, media consumption, perceived body acceptance by others, self-compassion, and autonomy. Potential mechanisms in predicting body appreciation assessed were self-objectification, social appearance comparison, and thin-ideal internalisation. Results indicated that greater perceived body acceptance by others and self-compassion, and lower appearance media consumption, self-objectification, social comparison, and thin-ideal internalisation were related to greater body appreciation. An integrated model showed that appearance media (negatively) and non-appearance media and self-compassion (positively) were associated with lower self-objectification, social comparison, and thin-ideal internalisation, which in turn related to greater body appreciation. Additionally, perceived body acceptance by others was directly associated with body appreciation. The results contribute to an understanding of potential pathways of positive body image development, thereby highlighting possible intervention targets.
本研究基于先前的理论模型，考察了一系列预测年轻成年女性积极身体意象的因素。参与者为266名女性，她们完成了一份在线问卷，该问卷测量了身体欣赏、活动参与、媒体消费、他人对自己身体的接受程度、自我同情和自主性。评估的预测身体欣赏的潜在机制包括自我物化、社会外貌比较和瘦理想内化。结果表明，他人对自己身体的更高接受程度、自我同情，以及更低的外貌媒体消费、自我物化、社会比较和瘦理想内化与更高的身体欣赏相关。一个综合模型表明，外貌媒体（呈负相关）、非外貌媒体和自我同情（呈正相关）与更低的自我物化、社会比较和瘦理想内化相关，而这又与更高的身体欣赏相关。此外，他人对自己身体的接受程度与身体欣赏直接相关。这些结果有助于理解积极身体意象发展的潜在途径，从而突出可能的干预目标。
