Gender Differences in Body Image Are Increasing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23381069 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Feingold (Yale University, corresponding author), Ronald Mazzella (Flushing, New York) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 190-195 |
| Publication date | 1998-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-7976 • E-ISSN: 1467-9280 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9280.00036 |
| OpenAlex | W2064675085 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 132 |
| References cited | 30 |
It has been speculated that the prevalence of eating disorders in women has risen because of increases in women's body dissatisfaction. We conducted a meta-analysis of gender differences in attractiveness and body image using 222 studies from the past 50 years. The analysis shows dramatic increases in the numbers of women among individuals who have poor body image. Moreover, these trends were found across multiple conceptualizations of body image, including self-judgments of physical attractiveness.
Attractiveness · Developmental psychology · Eating disorders · Human physical appearance · Physical attractiveness · Psychoanalysis · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 132 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,71 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2026 (29) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 122 |