Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr. MC 7792, San Antonio, TX, 78229, United States.
Department of Psychology, Drexel University,3201 Chestnut Street, Stratton 119, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States.
Body Image. 2017 Dec;23:171-175. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.10.003. Epub 2017 Oct 18.
Objectification theory posits that internalization of societal perspectives about the female body leads to increased body surveillance, which can result in body-related shame and subsequent eating disorder (ED) behaviors. Preliminary research indicates that these associations may be complex in nature. This study examined temporal relations among body surveillance, body shame, and eating disorder symptoms in the context of a dissonance-based body image intervention and through 14-month follow-up. College women (N=285) completed assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and at 8-week, 8-month, and 14-month follow-up. Cross-lag panel analyses revealed that changes in body surveillance significantly mediated the association between body shame and ED symptoms over time. Alternatively, body shame did not change over time and was not a significant mediator of associations between body surveillance and ED symptoms longitudinally. Results indicate that the ameliorative effects of dissonance-based interventions may be due to reductions in body surveillance, rather than decreased body shame.
客观化理论认为，对女性身体的社会观点的内化会导致身体监视的增加，这可能导致与身体相关的羞耻感和随后的饮食失调（ED）行为。初步研究表明，这些关联在本质上可能很复杂。本研究在基于不和谐的身体意象干预的背景下，通过 14 个月的随访，考察了身体监视、身体羞耻和饮食失调症状之间的时间关系。大学生女性（N=285）在基线、干预后以及 8 周、8 个月和 14 个月随访时完成了评估。交叉滞后面板分析显示，身体监视的变化在时间上显著调节了身体羞耻感和 ED 症状之间的关联。或者，身体羞耻感并没有随着时间的推移而改变，也不是身体监视和 ED 症状之间纵向关联的重要中介因素。结果表明，基于不和谐的干预的改善效果可能是由于身体监视的减少，而不是身体羞耻感的降低。
