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The effect of functionality-focused and appearance-focused images of models of mixed body sizes on women's state-oriented body appreciation.

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Research demonstrates that exposure to appearance-focused images of models depicting societal standards of beauty negatively affect women's state-oriented body dissatisfaction. The purpose of this research was to extend this experimental research to women's state-oriented body appreciation. The 374 women participants were randomly assigned to view images that were either depicting a model who was representative or not representative of the thin ideal (body size), while this model was in either an appearance-focused pose or a function-oriented pose (pose type). State body appreciation increased significantly after viewing images depicting models who did not conform to societal standards of thinness (p < 0.001). Exposure to the control condition images, which were images of natural environments, also produced increases in state body appreciation (p = 0.049). These findings provide insight into the construct of state body appreciation and offer implications for future positive body image research.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Body image
Volume
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24
Number of Pages
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95-101
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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1740-1445
DOI
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10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.12.008
Short Title
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Body Image
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