Appearance Idealization, Body Esteem, Causal Attributions, and Ethnic Variations in the Development of Obesity Stereotypes

Autor/inn/en	Klaczynski, Paul; Daniel, David B.; Keller, Peggy S.
Titel	Appearance Idealization, Body Esteem, Causal Attributions, and Ethnic Variations in the Development of Obesity Stereotypes
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30 (2008) 4, S.537-551 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-3973
DOI	10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.031
Schlagwörter	Attribution Theory; Ethnicity; Obesity; Females; Self Esteem; Self Concept; Body Composition; Causal Models; Racial Differences; Stereotypes; Adolescents; Negative Attitudes; Age Differences; Children; Hispanic Americans; Whites; Gender Differences; Psychological Patterns; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Adipositas; Weibliches Geschlecht; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Selbstkonzept; Kausalanalyse; Rassenunterschied; Klischee; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Negative Fixierung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Child; Kind; Kinder; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; White; Weißer; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	We explored the hypotheses that adolescents have more negative obesity stereotypes than children and that age differences in obesity stereotypes are mediated by weight attributions, body esteem, and appearance idealization. Hispanic- and Caucasian-American children completed measures of appearance idealization, body esteem, and attributions about the causes of obesity. Participants later made generalizations from and attributions to "target" children, whose pictures varied by weight, gender, and ethnicity. Despite modest variations by participant ethnicity, age-related increases in obesity biases were (a) found across both stereotyping measures, (b) evident for both Hispanic and Caucasian targets, and (c) most pronounced for female targets. Although the association between age and obesity biases was partially mediated by appearance idealization and body esteem, these variables did not entirely explain the observed age-related increases in biases. Discussion focuses on the psychosocial atmosphere of adolescence, a "thin is in/fat is out" heuristic, and the development of implicit and explicit processing systems. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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