title: The developmental and cultural contexts of objectified body consciousness: a longitudinal analysis of two cohorts of women.
abstract: Longitudinal analysis of 10-year follow-up data on objectified body consciousness, body esteem, weight-related attitudes and behaviors, and psychological well-being in 74 middle-aged and 72 young women tested hypotheses developed from age-related change and cohort differences models of body experience. Young women's body surveillance and body shame decreased, and their body esteem increased, supporting an age-related changes model. Relationships between variables were relatively consistent with the 2 cohorts across data waves, supporting a cohort differences model, although nonoverlapping cohorts limit the interpretation of the data. The importance of developmental context in understanding women's body experience is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Arts and Science, University of Washington, Tacoma, 98402, USA. nmmckin@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Nita Mary
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: McKinley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001364:Awareness; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D012752:Shame; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology