Correlates of body image dissatisfaction among overweight women seeking weight loss.
Predictors of body image dissatisfaction (BID) among obese people are poorly understood. In 79 obese women seeking weight reduction, associations with BID of self-esteem, youth teasing, adult teasing, and internalization of sociocultural appearance standards (ISAS) were studied. Analyses revealed that only self-esteem, adult teasing, and ISAS predicted BID. Results highlight the importance of adulthood self-esteem and interpersonal-cultural context--rather than childhood experiences--in predicting adulthood BID.
Cornell Cognitive Therapy Clinic, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA. pem2003@med.cornell.edu
Patty E
PE
Matz
Gary D
GD
Foster
Myles S
MS
Faith
Thomas A
TA
Wadden
D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015431:Weight Loss