The Effect of Simultaneous Exercise and Exposure to Thin-Ideal Music Videos on Women’s State Self-Objectification, Mood and Body Satisfaction

Body-positive content on social media aims to challenge mainstream beauty ideals and encourage acceptance and appreciation of all body types. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of viewing body-positive Instagram posts on young women’s mood and body image. Participants were 195 young women (18–30 years old) who were randomly allocated to view either body-positive, thin-ideal, or appearance-neutral Instagram posts. Results showed that brief exposure to body positive posts was associated with improvements in young women’s positive mood, body satisfaction and body appreciation, relative to thin-ideal and appearance-neutral posts. In addition, both thin-ideal and body-positive posts were associated with increased self-objectification relative to appearance-neutral posts. Finally, participants showed favourable attitudes towards the body positive accounts with the majority being willing to follow them in the future. It was concluded that body-positive content may offer a fruitful avenue for improving young women’s body image, although further research is necessary to fully understand the effects on self-objectification.

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The Effect of Thin Ideal Media Images on Women’s Self-Objectification, Mood, and Body Image

Sex Roles ◽

10.1007/s11199-007-9379-x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 58 (9-10) ◽

pp. 649-657 ◽

Cited By ~ 187

Author(s):

Brit Harper ◽

Marika Tiggemann

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Thin Ideal ◽

Media Images ◽

Self Objectification

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The UCLA Body Project I: Gender and Ethnic Differences in Self-Objectification and Body Satisfaction Among 2,206 Undergraduates

Sex Roles ◽

10.1007/s11199-007-9251-z ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 57 (5-6) ◽

pp. 317-327 ◽

Cited By ~ 123

Author(s):

David A. Frederick ◽

Gordon B. Forbes ◽

Kristina E. Grigorian ◽

Johanna M. Jarcho

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Differences ◽

Body Satisfaction ◽

Body Project ◽

Self Objectification

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Sexually Objectifying Pop Music Videos, Young Women’s Self-Objectification, and Selective Exposure: A Moderated Mediation Model

Communication Research ◽

10.1177/0093650216661434 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 428-450 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kathrin Karsay ◽

Jörg Matthes

Keyword(s):

Young Women ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Selective Exposure ◽

Music Videos ◽

Media Content ◽

Sexual Objectification ◽

Pop Music ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Self Objectification

There is intense discussion among experts about the potential negative impact of sexually objectifying media content on young women. This article presents an experimental study in which young women were either exposed to pop music videos high in sexual objectification or to pop music videos low in sexual objectification. Women’s self-objectification and their subsequent media selection behavior were measured. The results indicate that exposure to sexually objectifying media increased self-objectification, which in turn increased the preference for objectifying media content. Self-esteem, the internalization of appearance ideals, and body mass index (BMI) did not influence these relationships. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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Sociocultural pressures, thin-ideal internalization, self-objectification, and body dissatisfaction: Could feminist beliefs be a moderating factor?

Body Image ◽

10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.04.001 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 296-308 ◽

Cited By ~ 80

Author(s):

Taryn A. Myers ◽

Janis H. Crowther

Keyword(s):

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Thin Ideal ◽

Thin Ideal Internalization ◽

Self Objectification

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Examining the person X situation interactions of internalized traits, state body affect and upward comparison behaviour

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2343 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S624-S625

Author(s):

A. Rogers ◽

V. Lewis ◽

I. Krug ◽

M. Fuller-Tyszkiewicz

Keyword(s):

Body Satisfaction ◽

Mood State ◽

Time Lag ◽

Situation Model ◽

State Level ◽

Thin Ideal ◽

Competing Interest ◽

The Moment ◽

Random Times ◽

State Body

ObjectiveAlthough the influence of trait internalization and state body satisfaction on appearance comparisons has been well documented, their interactive influence on comparison behaviours is unknown. Therefore, the present study thus tested a person X situation model in which both mood state and trait internalization interacted to predict engagement in upward comparisons.MethodOne hundred and forty-eight women aged 18 to 40 completed baseline measures of trait internalization, and then completed via iPhone app an experience sampling phase in which they reported momentary experiences of mood and comparison behaviours at up to 6 random times daily for 7 days.ResultsMultilevel analyses revealed that although upward comparisons were more likely for individuals who internalized the thin ideal (t = 3.27, P < .001), this effect was minimized in instances when a participant was satisfied with her appearance (t = –1.90, P = .031). Further exploratory analyses showed that state body satisfaction was a stronger predictor than trait internalization of comparison behaviours (R2 = .14 vs. R2 = .11) when the time lag between state body satisfaction and comparison event was less than 2 hours, but this pattern reversed as the time lag between state level predictor and outcome increased beyond 2 hours (R2 = .09 vs. R2 = .12).ConclusionsPresent findings suggest that bolstering one's body satisfaction in the moment may be as clinically important as reducing a client's interest in the thin ideal for alleviating occurrence of unhealthy body comparisons.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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The Cognitive Tax of Self-Objectification

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000128 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 22-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jennifer Stevens Aubrey ◽

Ashton Gerding

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adults ◽

Visual Information ◽

Objectification Theory ◽

Music Videos ◽

Sexual Objectification ◽

Television Commercials ◽

Factual Information ◽

Subsequent Performance ◽

Psychology Of Women ◽

Self Objectification

Objectification theory ( Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997 , Psychology of Women Quarterly, 21, 173–206) posits that a consequence of living in a sexually objectifying culture is self-objectification, a cognitively taxing preoccupation with one’s appearance. The present study investigated the effects of exposure to sexual objectification of female artists in music videos, on female emerging adults’ self-objectification and their ability to cognitively process subsequent television commercials. Results indicated that exposure to music videos high in sexual objectification induced self-objectification and hindered participants’ subsequent performance in encoding visual information from commercials, but did not diminish participants’ ability to allocate resources to, or to recall factual information from, the commercials.

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