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Ethnicity and Body Consciousness: Black and White American Women's Negotiation of Media Ideals and Others' Approval
Ist Teil von
Psychology of popular media culture, 2012-10, Vol.1 (4), p.220-235
Ort / Verlag
Educational Publishing Foundation
Erscheinungsjahr
2012
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
PsycARTICLES
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Mainstream media images of female beauty disproportionately feature slim, White women. Although Black American women typically report higher self and body esteem, and lower internalization of media ideals than White women, the extent to which specific media affinities are implicated in Black women's body image concerns remain unclear. The present survey study (n = 141) examines how young women's views of self and of female media personae predict body consciousness. Black women reported lower body surveillance, concern with others' approval, and wishful identification with a favorite media persona than White women. However, results of regression analyses showed that increased wishful identification with and decreased perceived similarity to favorite female media personae predicted body surveillance for all women (controlling for body mass index and self-esteem). Others' approval concerns predicted body concerns after accounting for all other study variables. Key ethnic distinctions did emerge as a function of body type and ethnicity of media personae.