Body Image as Mediated by Age, Sex, and Relationship Status

• Main Author: Cooper, Caren C. (Caren Connie)
• Other Authors: Hayslip, Bert
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1993
• Subjects: body image; women; men; Body image.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278961/

Traditionally, body image research has focused on young women. However, there are indications of cultural shifts which extend physical appearance pressures to both men and women, as well as to middle-aged and older adults. Two hundred and ten subjects were administered objective body image measures including the Figure Rating Scale, the Body Shape Questionnaire, and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, as well as projective measures including the Holtzman Inkblot Technique and the Draw-A-Person. The NEO-Five Factor Inventory and the Social Anxiety Subscale were also used to explore variables which might covary with body image. A 3 X 2 X 2 Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) was utilized with social desirability as the covariate.