Gender Differences in Body Size Dissatisfaction Among Individuals With Low, Medium, or High Levels of Body Focus

Bibliographic Data

ID10121790
AuthorsKristine Lokken (University of North Dakota, corresponding author), F Richard Ferraro (0000-0002-8773-9291, University of North Dakota), Tara Kirchner (University of North Dakota), Margo Bowling (University of North Dakota)
Year2003
Volume130
Issue3
Pages305-310
Publication date2003-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221300309601161
PMID12926515
OpenAlexW1975201544
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

The authors designed the present study to test whether women reported higher levels of body dissatisfaction than did men even when the 2 genders were matched on a measure of degree of body focus. Sixty undergraduates (30 men, 30 women) were screened on attention-to-body-shape scores and divided into high, medium, and low body-shape-focus groups. The participants also completed questionnaires that provided information on age, education, vocabulary ability, levels of depression, and body-image assessment. The groups did not differ (ps > .05) on age, education, vocabulary ability, or levels of depression. However, women in all 3 body-shape-focus categories indicated a larger discrepancy between their real vs. ideal body images (p < .01) than did the men. In the high-body-focus group, there was an 11:1ratio between women's and men's reported real-ideal body-shape discrepancies. Women showed greater body dissatisfaction than did men, even when the genders were matched on a measure of body focus

Focus (optics · Physics · Sociology · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Demography · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology

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