title: Accounting for fluctuations in body dissatisfaction.
abstract: The present study evaluated whether the strength of relationship between contextual cues (presence of company and mood) and state body dissatisfaction varied as a function of individual differences in key trait measures (body shame, body surveillance tendencies, internalization of appearance standards, and trait affect) which have been linked to trait body dissatisfaction. Fifty-five undergraduate women completed a questionnaire containing the trait-based measures and then carried a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) for a 7-day period. The PDA prompted participants six times daily to self-report their current mood and state body dissatisfaction. Multi-level modeling revealed that individual differences in body shame predicted inter-individual variability in the strength of the relationships between presence of company and state body dissatisfaction, and positive mood and state body dissatisfaction. Trait positive affect also explained variance in the positive mood state-body dissatisfaction relationship. The implications of the findings for prevention of body image disturbances are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia.
authors.forename: Lauren A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Colautti
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fuller-Tyszkiewicz
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skouteris
authors.forename: Marita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wyett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001828:Body Image; D002605:Character; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012752:Shame; D012931:Social Environment; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014739:Victoria; D055815:Young Adult