Body image concerns in professional fashion models: Are they really an at-risk group?

被引:25
作者
Swami, Viren [1 ,2 ]
Szmigielska, Emilia [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Westminster, Dept Psychol, London W1B 2UW, England
[2] HELP Univ Coll, Dept Psychol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
关键词
Fashion models; Body image concerns; Size zero; Social physique anxiety; FIGURE RATING-SCALE; ASSOCIATION POSITION STATEMENT; EATING-DISORDERS; DISSATISFACTION; WEIGHT; APPRECIATION; MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; PREVALENCE; ATTITUDES;
D O I
10.1016/j.psychres.2012.09.009
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Although professional models are thought to be a high-risk group for body image concerns, only a handful of studies have empirically investigated this possibility. The present study sought to overcome this dearth of information by comparing professional models and a matched sample on key indices of body image and appeared-related concerns. A group of 52 professional fashion models was compared with a matched sample of 51 non-models from London, England, on indices of weight discrepancy, body appreciation, social physique anxiety, body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, internalization of sociocultural messages about appearance, and dysfunctional investment in appearance. Results indicated that professional models only evidenced significantly higher drive for thinness and dysfunctional investment in appearance than the control group. Greater duration of engagement as a professional model was associated with more positive body appreciation but also greater drive for thinness. These results indicate that models, who are already underweight, have a strong desire to maintain their low body mass or become thinner. Taken together, the present results suggest that interventions aimed at promoting healthy body image among fashion models may require different strategies than those aimed at the general population. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:113 / 117
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