Journal article
Wanting a body that's better than average: The effect of manipulated body norms on ideal body size perception
Abstract
We examined the effect of body norms on ideal and current body size perception. In Study One, female participants were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions: (1) a thinner body norm, (2) a heavier body norm, or (3) no body norm. Body norms were manipulated by indicating a bogus "population average," and current and ideal body size perception were subsequently measured using a body silhouettes measure. Women had a thinner …
Authors
Mills JS; Jadd R; Key BL
Journal
Body Image, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 365–372
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.03.004
ISSN
1740-1445