Journal article
Embodied image: Gender differences in functional and aesthetic body image among Australian adolescents
Body Image, Vol.7(1), pp.22-31
2010
Abstract
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.
Details
- 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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