One size does not fit all
Using variables other than the thin ideal to understand Black women’s body image
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12475347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christina M Capodilupo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 268-278 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1099-9809 • E-ISSN: 1939-0106 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0037649 |
| PMID | 25150817 |
| OpenAlex | W2327143815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 27 |
Very few empirical studies have investigated the effect that culturally relevant beauty ideals (such as long, straight hair and lighter skin tones) have on Black women's feelings about their physical appearance. The current investigation examined the direct effect of internalizing idealized media images on Black women's body esteem and appearance satisfaction. The indirect effects of: (a) the presumed influence of the media images on African American men, and (b) feelings of invisibility were also tested. Using an online survey, the sample included 230 women who identified as African American and/or Black American. Through structural equation modeling (SEM), findings reveal that participants' body esteem was directly negatively impacted by higher levels of internalization of idealized media images. Further, the findings support the idea that higher levels of internalization of media lead to a greater presumed influence of media on men, which leads to higher feelings of invisibility, ultimately leading to lower body esteem. Finally, there was evidence to suggest that appearance satisfaction was not directly negatively affected by internalization of media images but was negatively impacted when the images are presumed to have a higher influence on African American men
Aesthetics · Asian americans · Beauty · Ethnic group · Feeling · Human physical appearance · Internalization · Invisibility · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
‘Is something wrong with mine?’
From sexualization to appreciation
Am I feelin’ myself? A focus group study of African American college students’ attitudes toward gender ideals in commercial rap music videos and their relevance for self-images
How Exposure to Online Parenting Content Relates to Mothers’ Self-Discrepancy and Postpartum Mental Health
Skin tone bias among African Americans
“I Remember My First Relaxer”
BMI and Disordered Eating in Black College Women
“Hey Curlfriends!”
PsychoHairapy
Working with style
Conversation among black women graduate students
Shrunken and Recolored
Instagram Use and Endorsement of a Voluptuous Body Ideal
The Curvy Ideal Silhouette Scale
Online Victimization, Womanism, and Body Esteem among Young Black Women
Internalised White Ideal, Skin Tone Surveillance, and Hair Surveillance Predict Skin and Hair Dissatisfaction and Skin Bleaching among African American and Indian Women
Testing a Moderated Mediation Model of Objectification Theory among Black Women in the United States
I Love My Body, but Hers is Better!” Body Positivity and Social Media Among College Women
Flipping the Sexual Script”
White folks ain’t got hair like us”
The relationship between celebrities and body image ideals among Hispanic and Black women
Brushed aside
Picking fruit from our backyard's trees
Revisiting Self-Objectification Among Black Women
The Role of Enculturation, Racial Identity, and Body Mass Index in the Prediction of Body Dissatisfaction in African American Women
Role of Self-Objectification & Gendered Racial Microaggressions on Black Women's Body Appreciation
Does Centrality Moderate the Relation Between Skin Tone Satisfaction and Psychological Adjustment for Latinx Blacks and Non-Latinx Blacks
Are black-white differences in females' body dissatisfaction decreasing? A meta-analytic review.
The Roles of Ethnicity and Culture in the Development of Eating Disturbance and Body Dissatisfaction
The Body Esteem Scale
Black Beauty
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
Factor analysis in the development and refinement of clinical assessment instruments.
The Influence of Presumed Influence
The Mirror of Television
To Parcel or Not to Parcel
Beauty is in the soul of the beholder
Media Exposure of the Ideal Physique on Women’s Body Dissatisfaction and Mood
Does Race Matter
Preferential Education Policies for the Handicapped
Cultural body shape ideals and eating disorder symptoms among White, Latina, and Black college women
Who's that Girl
African American College Women's Body Image
Racial Identity and Body Image Among Black Female College Students Attending Predominately White Colleges
The Politics of Protection
Black Women's Body Image
Social Comparisons, Reflected Appraisals, and Mass Media
Future Considerations in Research on Eating Disorders
Beyond Invisibility of African American Males
Testing a Culture-Specific Extension of Objectification Theory Regarding African American Women's Body Image
Invisibility Syndrome in African Descent People
Invisibility Syndrome and Racial Identity Development in Psychotherapy and Counseling African American Men
A Theory of Social Comparison Processes
Evolutionary Theory and African American Self-Perception
| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |