Alleva Jessica M, Custers Marieke, Chatzi Nancy, Vogt Jana, Lukan Courtney, Annerbo Viktoria, Hartmann Sophie, Martijn Carolien
Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Body Image. 2024 Dec;51:101794. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101794. Epub 2024 Sep 16.
This study investigated the positive body image process of reciprocity and tested whether promoting positive body image can improve one's own and the others' body image. To this end, 124 pairs of female friends (N = 248) were randomised to the experimental or control group. Within each pair, friends were randomised to be the "letter writer" or "letter receiver." Letter writers wrote a letter expressing appreciation for their friend's body functionality (experimental group) or for their shared memories (control group) and read their letter to their friend. Body appreciation, functionality appreciation, and self-objectification were measured at pretest, midtest (after letter writing), and posttest (after reading). Letter writers in the experimental group reported higher body appreciation and lower self-objectification at midtest and posttest, and higher functionality appreciation at posttest, compared to the control group. Further, both groups reported higher body appreciation and functionality appreciation from midtest to posttest. Similarly, letter receivers in both groups reported higher body appreciation and functionality appreciation from midtest to posttest, and letter receivers in the control group reported decreased self-objectification. The findings suggest that promoting positive body image can improve one's own and others' body image, but the effects of the control activity must be considered.
本研究调查了互惠的积极身体意象过程，并测试了促进积极身体意象是否能改善自身及他人的身体意象。为此，124对女性朋友（N = 248）被随机分为实验组或对照组。在每一对中，朋友被随机分配为“写信者”或“收信者”。写信者写一封信表达对朋友身体功能（实验组）或对她们共同回忆（对照组）的欣赏，并将信读给朋友听。在预测试、中间测试（写信后）和后测试（读完信后）测量身体欣赏、功能欣赏和自我客体化。与对照组相比，实验组的写信者在中间测试和后测试时报告了更高的身体欣赏和更低的自我客体化，在后测试时报告了更高的功能欣赏。此外，两组从中间测试到后测试都报告了更高的身体欣赏和功能欣赏。同样，两组的收信者从中间测试到后测试都报告了更高的身体欣赏和功能欣赏，对照组的收信者报告自我客体化有所下降。研究结果表明，促进积极身体意象可以改善自身及他人的身体意象，但必须考虑对照活动的影响。
