Toward understanding body image importance: individual differences in a Canadian sample of undergraduate students.

This study examined the relationships between body image importance (BII) and perfectionism and body satisfaction in a Canadian sample of undergraduate students. Specifically, perfectionism was conceptualized as a common cause of BII and body satisfaction. Furthermore, gender-schematic processing was examined as a moderator of sex differences in BII, which have been inconsistently found. As hypothesized, there was no significant partial correlation between BII and body satisfaction, controlling for perfectionism. Also, a significant Sex × Gender Schematicity interaction indicated that gender schematicity moderates sex differences in BII. Implications for understanding individual differences in, and elevated levels of BII are discussed.

Citation

Alexander B Siegling, Mary E Delaney. Toward understanding body image importance: individual differences in a Canadian sample of undergraduate students. Eating disorders. 2013;21(2):117-29

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PMID: 23421695

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