CMN 141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Observational Learning, Rhinoplasty, Action Potential
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Different measures: body-esteem- self evaluations of one"s body or appearance, self-esteem- confidence in one"s own worth or abilities, body dissatisfaction- negative subjective evaluation of the weight and shape of one"s body. Internalization of the thin-ideal- beliefs that the ideal body shape is slim or thin: eating behaviors, disordered eating intentions, disordered eating. Theory: why might people be influenced, social comparison, average model is 5"11, 120 pounds; average woman is 5"4, 140 pounds, perceived attainability, cultivation. Thinspiration/fitspiration sites/posts: different types of sites/accounts, healthy eating, weight loss, fitness, mental health, thinspiration use, susceptibility factors as predictors of use: Internalization of fit-ideal positively related to use of all four types of sites. Internalization of thin-ideal positively related to use of healthy eating and weight loss sites: attainability perceptions positively related to fitness sites. Nabi (2009: cosmetic procedures increasing, 12 million procedures in 2004, extreme makeover. I want a famous face: the swan, surgery is: