Embodied image: Gender differences in functional and aesthetic body image among Australian adolescents

B.D. Abbott; B.L. Barber

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.10.004

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Embodied image: Gender differences in functional and aesthetic body image among Australian adolescents

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Embodied image: Gender differences in functional and aesthetic body image among Australian adolescents

B.D. Abbott and B.L. Barber

Body Image, Vol.7(1), pp.22-31

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.10.004

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Abstract

Body image

Adolescents

Body mass index

Pubertal timing

Body satisfaction

Body function

Perceptions of the body are not restricted to the way the body "looks"; they may also extend to the way the body "functions". This research explores body image among male and female adolescents using the Embodied Image Scale (EIS), which incorporates body function into body image. Adolescents (N = 1526, male = 673, female = 853) aged 12-17 (M = 13.83, SD = 1.02), from 26 Western Australian high schools were surveyed. Information was gathered on pubertal timing, body mass index (BMI) and body image. Participants reported significantly higher value of, behavioral-investment in, and satisfaction with the functional dimension of the body compared to the aesthetic dimension. After controlling for age, pubertal timing, and BMI, females reported significantly higher aesthetic values and aesthetic behavioral-investment, and lower aesthetic satisfaction, functional values, functional behavioral-investment and functional satisfaction than male participants. Grade, pubertal timing and BMI category differences were also explored.

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Title: Embodied image: Gender differences in functional and aesthetic body image among Australian adolescents
Authors/Creators: B.D. Abbott (Author/Creator)
B.L. Barber (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Body Image, Vol.7(1), pp.22-31
Publisher: Elsevier
Number of pages: 10
Identifiers: 991005543016707891
Copyright: Elsevier
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Psychology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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