Body talk among undergraduate women: Why conversations about exercise and weight loss differentially predict body appreciation

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1013-1024

  Wasylkiw, Louise ^a   Butler, Nicole A ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body appreciation; Body orientation; Conversations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOW CALORY DIET; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNICATION; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906552835     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313483155     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Ahern AL Bennett KM Kelly M et al. (2011) A qualitative exploration of young women's attitudes towards thethin ideal. Journal of Health Psychology 16(1): 70-79.
2. American Psychiatric Association (2000) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. text rev.; DSM-IV-TR). Washington DC: American Psychiatric Association.
3. Arroyo A and Harwood J (2012) Exploring the causes and consequences of engaging in fat talk. Journal of Applied Communication Research 40(2): 167-187.
4. Avalos L Tylka TL and Wood-Barcalow N (2005) The bod y appreciation scale: Development and psychometric evaluation. Body Image 2(3): 285-297.
5. Bartlewski PP Van Raalte JL and Brewer BW (1996) Effects of aerobic exercise on the social physique anxiety and body esteem of female college students. Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal 5: 49-62.
6. Borgen JS and Corbin CB (1987) Eating disorders among female athletes. Physician and Sportsmedicine 15: 89-95.
7. Buote VM Pancer SM Pratt MW et al. (2007) The importance of friends: Friendship and adjustment among 1st-year university students. Journal of Adolescent Research 22(6): 665-689.
8. Calogero RM (2009) Objectification processes and disordered eating in British women and men. Journal of Health Psychology 14(6): 394-402.
9. Calogero RM (2011) Operationalizing selfobjectification: Assessment and related methodological issues. In: Calogero RM Tantleff-Dunn S and Thompson JK (eds) Self-Objectification in Women. Washington DC: American Psychological Association pp. 4-23.
10. Campbell A and Hausenblas HA (2009) Effects of exercise interventions on body image: A metaanalysis. Journal of Health Psychology 14(6): 780-793.
11. Clark L and Tiggemann M (2006) Appearance culture in nine-to 12-year-old girls: Media and peer influences on body dissatisfaction. Social Development 15(4): 628-643.
12. Dohnt H and Tiggemann M (2006) The contribution of peer and media influenceto the development o f body satisfaction and self-esteem in young girls: A prospective study. Developmental Psychology 42(5): 929-936.
13. Farquhar JC and Wasylkiw L (2007) Media images of men: Trends and consequences of body conceptualization. Psychology of Men and Masculinity 8(3): 145-160.
14. Ferguson CJ Winegard B and Winegard BM (2011) Who is the fairest one of all? How evolution guides peer and media influences on female body dissatisfaction. Review of General Psychology 15: 11-28.
15. Franzoi SL (1995) The body-as-object versus the body-as-process: Gender differences and gender considerations. Sex Roles 33(5/6): 417-437.
16. Franzoi SL and Shields SA (1984) The body esteem scale: Multidimensional structure and sex differences in a college population. Journal of Personality Assessment 48(2): 173-178.
17. Fredrickson BL and Roberts TA (1997) Objectification theory: Toward understanding women's lived experiences and mental health risks. Psychology of Women Quarterly 21(2): 173-206.
18. Gonzalez M Mora M Penelo E et al. 2013 Qualitative findings in a long-term disordered eating prevention programme follow-up with school-going girls Journal of Health Psychology 18 1 75-85.
19. Groesz LM Levine MP and Murnen SK ( 2002) The effect of experimental presentation of thin media images on body satisfaction: A meta-analytic review. International Journal of Eating Disorders 31(1): 1-16.
20. Grogan S (2008) Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men Women and Children. New York: Routledge.
21. Hausenblas HA and Downs DS (2001) Comparison of body image between athletes and nonathletes: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 13: 323-339.
22. Hays RB and Oxley D (1986) Social network development and functioning during a lifetransition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 50(2): 305-313.
23. Martin Ginis KA Eng JJ Arbour KP et al. (2005) Mind over muscle? Sex differences in the relationship between body image change and subjective and objective physical changes following a 12-week strength-training program. Body Image 2(4): 363-372.
24. Martin KA and Lichtenberger CM (2002) Fitness enhancement and body image change. In: Cash TF and Pruzinsky T (eds) Body Image: A Handbook of Theory Research and Clinical Practice. New York: Guilford Press pp. 414-421.
25. Mask L and Blanchard CM (2011) The protective role of general self-determination against "thin ideal " media exposure on women's body image and eating-related concerns. Journ al of Health Psychology 16(3): 489-499.
26. Melbye L (2005) Self-objectification and exercise behaviours: The mediating role of social physique anxiety. PhD Thesis Florida State University College of Education Tallahassee FL.
27. Morry MM and Staska SL (2001) Magazine exposure: Internalization self-objectification eating attitudes and body satisfaction in male and female university students. Canadian Journal of Behavioural S cience 33(4): 269-279.
28. Myers R (1990) Classical and Modern Regression with Applications (2nd edn). Boston MA: Duxbury.
29. Nichter M 2002) Fat Talk. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press
30. Nichter M and Vuckovic N (1994) Fat talk: Body image among adolescent girls. In: Sault N (ed.) Many Mirrors. New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press pp. 109-131.
31. Ousley L Cordero ED and White S (2008) Fat talk among college students: How undergraduates communicate regarding food and body weight shape and appearance. Eating Disorders 16(1): 73-84.
32. Polivy J (1998) The effects of behavioral inhibition: Integrating internal cues cognitive behavior and affect. Psychological Inquiry 9(3): 181-203.
33. Preacher KJ and Hayes AF (2008) Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models. Behavior Research Methods 40(3): 879-891.
34. Salk RH and Engeln-Maddox R (2011) "If you're fat then I'm humongous!: " Frequency content and impact of fat talk among college women. Psychology of Women Quarterly 35(1): 18-28.
35. Smolak L and Levine MP (2001) Body image in childr en. In: Thompson JK and Smolak L (eds) Body Image Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth: Assessment Prevention and Treatment. Washington DC: American Psychological Association pp. 41-66.
36. Stice E Agras W S and Hammer LD (1999) Risk factors for the emergence of childhood eating disturbances: A five-year prospective study. International Journal of Eating Disorders 25(4): 375-387.
37. Stice E and Bearman SK ( 2001) Body-image and eating disturbances prospectively predict increases in depressive symptoms in adolescent girls: A growth curve analysis. Developmental Psychology 37(5): 597-607.
38. Stice E Maxfiled J and Wells T (2003) Adverse effects of social pressureto bethin on young women: An experimental investigation of the effects of " fat talk." International Journal of Eating Disorders 34(1): 108-117.
39. Striegel-Moore RH and Franko DL (2002) Body image issues among girls and women. In: Cash TF and Pruzinsky T (eds) Body Image: A Handbook of Theory Research and Clinical Practice. New York: Guilford Press pp. 183-199.
40. Tabachnick BG and Fidell LS (2013) Using Multivariate Statistics (6th edn). Boston MA: Pearson.
41. Thompson JK Coovert MD and Stormer SM (1999) Body image social comparison and eating disturbance: A covariance structure modelin g investigation. International Journal of Eating Disorders 26(1): 43-51.
42. Unikel C Martin VM Garcia FJ et al. 2013 Disordered eating behavior and body weight and shape relatives' criticism in overw eight and obese 15-to 19-year-old females Journal of Health Psychology 18 1 75-85.
43. Van den Berg P Paxton SJ Keery H et al. (2007) Body dissatisfaction and body comparison with media images in males and females. Body Image 4(3): 257-268.
44. Wasylkiw L and Williamson ME (2013) Actual and perceived similarity in body image concerns of young women and their friends. Sex Roles 68(3): 239-251.