The UCLA body project I: Gender and ethnic differences in self-objectification and body satisfaction among 2,206 undergraduates

This study examined whether objectification theory is useful for understanding gender, body mass, and ethnic differences in body satisfaction among 2,206 US undergraduates who completed a body image survey. Women reported lower body satisfaction than men (d=.37) and this was true across the majority...

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Published in:Sex roles 2007-09, Vol.57 (5-6), p.317-327
Main Authors: FREDERICK, David A, FORBES, Gordon B, GRIGORIAN, Kristina E, JARCHO, Johanna M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol Abuse
Behavioral Sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Body Composition
Body image
College Students
Eating Disorders
Ethnicity
Expectation
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender differences
Human Body
Males
Meta Analysis
Negative Attitudes
Obesity
Personal appearance
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Resistance (Psychology)
Scientific Concepts
Self Concept
Self image
Selfconcept
Sex
Sex Role
Social psychology
Social role. Sex role
Undergraduate Students
Weight
Whites
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Summary:This study examined whether objectification theory is useful for understanding gender, body mass, and ethnic differences in body satisfaction among 2,206 US undergraduates who completed a body image survey. Women reported lower body satisfaction than men (d=.37) and this was true across the majority of the BMI continuum. Very slender men, however, were less satisfied than very slender women who approached the female thin-ideal. Differences in body satisfaction among White, Asian, and Hispanic participants were small to moderate (ds=.18 to .45). Consistent with the prediction that self-objectification has particularly negative effects on women who deviate from the slender White ideal, the association between body dissatisfaction and appearance surveillance was strongest for heavier and minority women. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-007-9251-z