Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
The Effects Of Thinspiration And Fitspiration On Body Satisfaction And Appearance Self-Esteem Are Equivalent And Mediated By Appearance Comparisons, Nicole Amy-Lee Dignard
The Effects Of Thinspiration And Fitspiration On Body Satisfaction And Appearance Self-Esteem Are Equivalent And Mediated By Appearance Comparisons, Nicole Amy-Lee Dignard
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Use of social networking sites (SNSs) are ubiquitous among youth and are more popular among this age group than mass media sources and may act as a potent influence on women’s body satisfaction. Two types of content shared on SNSs that may be particularly detrimental to women’s body image are thinspiration and fitspiration. Thinspiration refers to content that aims to inspire thinness at all costs. Fitspiration promotes fitness and strength and denounces thinness, but critics have highlighted that fitspiration also features very thin women and argue that fitspiration is effectively thinspiration with added demands. Female undergraduates (N = 340) were …
Weight-Based Derogatory Media: Predictors Of Media Selection, Impact Of Exposure, And The Moderating Role Of Maladaptive Appearance Investment, Katelyn Elizabeth Boersma
Weight-Based Derogatory Media: Predictors Of Media Selection, Impact Of Exposure, And The Moderating Role Of Maladaptive Appearance Investment, Katelyn Elizabeth Boersma
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Building upon the work of Boersma and Jarry (2013), this research investigated the impact of experimental exposure to weight-based derogatory media on women’s body image and implicit anti-fat attitudes. Drawing from Slater’s (2007) reinforcing spirals theory of media selectivity and effects, a further aim of the study was to examine prospective predictors of choosing to engage with these derogatory media, as well as the effects of self-selected exposure. Additionally, maladaptive appearance investment was investigated as a moderating variable to clarify whether highly invested women would respond defensively on explicit measures of body satisfaction and estimates of current body size. Undergraduate …