When the Relationship Becomes Her
Revisiting Women's Body Concerns from a Relationship Contingency Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12005221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana T Sanchez (0000-0002-8684-6183, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Tracy Kwang (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 401-414 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00389.x |
| OpenAlex | W1989925632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 51 |
Given women's communally oriented socialization and social pressures to find romantic partners, many heterosexual women may derive self-worth from having romantic relationships (relationship contingency). Across two studies, we explored whether relationship contingency heightens women's body shame. Studies 1A and 1B found that relationship contingency causes body shame among women. In Study 2, relationship contingency predicted greater bulimic symptoms, which was mediated fully by greater body shame. Using both experimental methods and structural equation modeling, these studies demonstrate a link between relationship contingency and body shame that is not explained by appearance contingency (basing self-esteem on one's physical appearance). Results are discussed in terms of self-objectification theory, contingencies of self-worth, mate preferences, and close relationships
Conformity · Contingency · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Objectification · Perspective (graphical · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Shame · Socialization · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The Romance of Self-objectification
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Sexual Minorities and Loneliness
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Eroticizing Inequality in the United States
Love Through a Distorted Lens
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Sex Differences in Social Behavior
Society and the Adolescent Self-Image
Hopes Dashed and Dreams Fulfilled
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The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
Asymptotic Confidence Intervals for Indirect Effects in Structural Equation Models
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
Sex differences in perceived controllability of mate value
Thinking too much
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Contingencies of Self-Worth in College Students
That swimsuit becomes you
Calibrating the sociometer
Gender and self-esteem
Effects of gender and sexual orientation on evolutionarily relevant aspects of human mating psychology
Self-esteem as an interpersonal monitor
Models of the self
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |