Watching My Weight: Self-Weighing, Body Surveillance, and Body Dissatisfaction
Watching My Weight: Self-Weighing, Body Surveillance, and Body Dissatisfaction
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DOI：
10.1007/s11199-011-9980-x
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Rima, Brandi
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作者：
Mercurio, Andrea;Rima, Brandi
目前，人们对自我称重的益处的理解好坏参半，尤其是在女性心理健康方面。运用客观化理论(Fredrickson和Roberts 1997)，我们探索了身体监控在自我称重这一常见的体重管理技术和身体不满之间的联系机制中的作用。这项研究是横断面的，样本主要包括来自东北部的高加索裔美国大学生(N=145)。参与者完成了自我称重、身体监测和身体不满的测量。我们预测，身体监视将在自我称重与身体不满之间起到正向调节作用。结果支持我们的预测；然而，需要额外的工作来澄清自我称重对女性身体形象的潜在负面影响。
Understanding of the benefits of self-weighing are currently mixed, particularly with respect to women's psychological health. Applying Objectification theory (Fredrickson and Roberts 1997), we explored the role of body surveillance as a mechanism in the link between self-weighing, a common weight management technique, and body dissatisfaction. The study was cross-sectional and the sample included primarily Caucasian, US college students from the Northeast (N = 145). Participants completed measures of self-weighing, body surveillance, and body dissatisfaction. We predicted that body surveillance would mediate the positive relation between self-weighing and body dissatisfaction. Results supported our prediction; however additional work is necessary to clarify the potential negative effects of self-weighing on women's body image.