Title

The Effects Of Exposure To Feminist Ideology On Women'S Body Image

Keywords

Body image; Feminist; Intervention; Physical appearance; Treatment

Abstract

Body image disturbance has become a common problem among women and there is a need to focus on creating empirically supported treatments. Psychoeducational interventions have reduced body image dissatisfaction, but their impact is limited because they do not offer women adaptive methods of interpreting the many appearance-related messages they receive. This study examined if exposure to a feminist perspective may provide alternative interpretations of cultural messages, thereby increasing body image satisfaction. Participants were randomly assigned to a feminist or psychoeducational intervention, or a control group. Exposure to the feminist condition resulted in increased self-identification as a feminist and greater appearance satisfaction, and changes in feminist identity were related to positive changes in body image. The findings indicate that exposure to feminist theories may serve as an effective intervention strategy. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

9-1-2006

Publication Title

Body Image

Volume

3

Issue

3

Number of Pages

237-246

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30000-7_15

Socpus ID

33746905565 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33746905565

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