The Pursuit of Success: Can Status Aspirations Negatively Affect Body Satisfaction?

• Main Authors: SMITH, April R., LI, Norman P., JOINER, Thomas E.
• 格式: text
• 語言: English
• 出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• 主題: Clinical Psychology; Personality and Social Contexts
• 在線閱讀: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1126; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2382/viewcontent/SmithLiJoiner2011.pdf

The aim of the current study was to investigate whether weight and success interact to produce body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors. To accomplish this aim, participants viewed pictures and read descriptions of women who varied in weight and career success. Participants who were high...