Cited by 149Eating Disorders and BehaviorsNutrition, Health and Food BehaviorBody Image and Dysmorphia Studies

The DOI matches its Crossref record; 65 of the 65 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.

The fit beauty ideal: A healthy alternative to thinness or a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Uhlmann, Laura R., Donovan, Caroline L., Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J., Bell, Hayley S., Ramme, Robin A.·2018·Body Image

DOI 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.01.005

Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

Anecdotal testimony suggests the 'fit' female body ideal is 'healthier' than the thin ideal, because it simultaneously focuses on muscularity. However, statistical investigation into the outcomes associated with fit ideal internalisation is absent. Moderation analyses were used to investigate whether concurrent muscular internalisation mitigated the relationship between thin internalisation and; negative affect, body dissatisfaction, bulimic symptoms, and dieting. Further analyses were used to investigate whether concurrent thin internalisation amplified the relationship between muscular internalisation, compulsive exercise, and supplement use. No significant interaction was found on any of the outcome variables. Thus, the results suggest that incorporating muscularity into an ideal of thinness does not mitigate the detrimental eating and affective outcomes commonly associated with pursuing thinness. Equally, incorporating an ideal of thinness into one of muscularity does not appear to alter the detrimental behavioural outcomes commonly associated with pursuing muscularity. Such findings do not suggest fit internalisation is healthy for women.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.01.005

Cites

65 of 65 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Untitled work
(2013) · Cited by 44,563
A theory of social comparison processes
Festinger, L. (1954) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/001872675400700202 · Cited by 20,926
Untitled work
(1995) · Cited by 6,909
Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body.
Nichter, M., & Bordo, S. (1995) · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · doi:10.2307/2075082 · Cited by 5,005
The Eating Attitudes Test: psychometric features and clinical correlates
Garner, D. M., Olmsted, M., Bohr, Y., & Garfinkel, P. (1982) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291700049163 · Cited by 4,902
Psychometric properties of the 42-item and 21-item versions of the depression anxiety stress scales in clinical groups and a community sample.
Antony, M. M., Bieling, P. J., Cox, B. J., Enns, M. W., & Swinson, R. P. (1998) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/1040-3590.10.2.176 · Cited by 4,874
Exacting beauty: Theory, assessment, and treatment of body image disturbance.
Thompson, J. K., Heinberg, L. J., Altabe, M., & Tantleff-Dunn, S. (1999) · doi:10.1037/10312-000 · Cited by 3,100 · cited 1×
“…Appearance Questionnaire – 4th version (SATAQ-4; Schaefer et al., 2014) and the revised 4th version (SATAQ-4R; Schaefer, Harriger, Heinberg, Soderberg, & Thompson, 2017) measure internalisation of the thin and muscular ideals via independent subscales (Schaefer et al., 2014; Thompson et al., 2004).”
Background
Body image: understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women, and children
(1999) · Choice Reviews Online · doi:10.5860/choice.37-0628 · Cited by 1,852
Role of body dissatisfaction in the onset and maintenance of eating pathology
Stice, E. M., & Shaw, H. E. (2002) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00488-9 · Cited by 1,633
Thin-Ideal Internalization: Mounting Evidence for a New Risk Factor for Body-Image Disturbance and Eating Pathology
Thompson, J. K., & Stice, E. M. (2001) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/1467-8721.00144 · Cited by 1,546

Show all 65 references

Research works printed but not linked: 2

Cash, 1986, The great American shape-up: Body image survey report, Psychology Today, 20, 30
Garrow, 1984, Quetelet's index (W/H2) as a measure of fatness, International Journal of Obesity, 9, 147

Sorted by citations

Social Media, Thin-Ideal, Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes: An Exploratory Analysis
Martínez, P. A., Perea-Moreno, A.-J., Martínez-Jiménez, P., Redel-Macías, M. D., Pagliari, C., & Abellán, M. V. (2019) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph16214177 · Cited by 414
Incorporating social media and muscular ideal internalization into the tripartite influence model of body image: Towards a modern understanding of adolescent girls’ body dissatisfaction
Roberts, S. R., Maheux, A. J., Hunt, R. A., Ladd, B. A., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2022) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.03.002 · Cited by 154
Social Media Use and Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Thin- and Muscular-Ideal Internalisation
Vuong, A. T., Jarman, H. K., Doley, J. R., & McLean, S. A. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph182413222 · Cited by 197
Thinspiration and fitspiration in everyday life: An experience sampling study
Griffiths, S., & Stefanovski, A. (2019) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.07.002 · Cited by 108
TikTok on the clock but the #fitspo don’t stop: The impact of TikTok fitspiration videos on women’s body image concerns
Pryde, S., & Prichard, I. J. (2022) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.09.004 · Cited by 120
Strong is the New Skinny, but is it Ideal?: A Test of the Tripartite Influence Model using a new Measure of Fit-Ideal Internalisation
Donovan, C. L., Uhlmann, L., & Loxton, N. J. (2020) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.002 · Cited by 99
Perception of body size and body dissatisfaction in adults
Gruszka, W., Owczarek, A. J., Glinianowicz, M., Bąk‐Sosnowska, M., Chudek, J. T., & Olszanecka‐Glinianowicz, M. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-04706-6 · Cited by 101
#quarantine15: A content analysis of Instagram posts during COVID-19
Lucibello, K. M., Vani, M. F., Koulanova, A., deJonge, M. L., Ashdown‐Franks, G., & Sabiston, C. M. (2021) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.04.002 · Cited by 78
The Happy American Body 2.0: Predictors of affective body satisfaction in two U.S. national internet panel surveys
Frederick, D. A., Garcia, J. R., Gesselman, A. N., Mark, K. P., Hatfield, E. C., & Bohrnstedt, G. W. (2019) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.11.003 · Cited by 78
The association between body appreciation and body mass index among males and females: A meta-analysis
He, J., Sun, S., Lin, Z., & Fan, X. (2020) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.03.006 · Cited by 74
Testing the Tripartite Influence Model among heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian women
Hazzard, V. M., Schaefer, L. M., Schaumberg, K., Bardone‐Cone, A. M., Frederick, D. A., Klump, K. L., Anderson, D. A., & Thompson, J. K. (2019) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.07.001 · Cited by 80
Examining the impact of daily exposure to body-positive and fitspiration Instagram content on young women’s mood and body image: An intensive longitudinal study
Fioravanti, G., Svicher, A., Ceragioli, G., Bruni, V., & Casale, S. (2021) · New Media & Society · doi:10.1177/14614448211038904 · Cited by 66
Gender differences in responses to thin, athletic, and hyper-muscular idealized bodies
Watson, A., & Murnen, S. K. (2019) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.03.010 · Cited by 71
“Eat clean, train mean, get lean”: Body image and health behaviours of women who engage with fitspiration and clean eating imagery on Instagram
Wu, Y., Harford, J., Petersen, J. M., & Prichard, I. J. (2022) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.05.003 · Cited by 62
Prospective relations among internalization of beauty ideals, body image concerns, and body change behaviors: Considering thinness and muscularity
Hoffmann, S., & Warschburger, P. (2019) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.01.011 · Cited by 65
The effects of fitspiration images on body attributes, mood and eating behaviors: An experimental Ecological Momentary Assessment study in females
Krug, I., Selvaraja, P., Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, M., Hughes, E. K., Slater, A., Griffiths, S., Yee, Z. W., Richardson, B., & Blake, K. R. (2020) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.011 · Cited by 51
Body image across the adult lifespan: A longitudinal investigation of developmental and cohort effects
Hockey, A., Milojev, P., Sibley, C. G., Donovan, C. L., & Barlow, F. K. (2021) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.06.007 · Cited by 63
Morbid exercise behaviour and eating disorders: A meta-analysis
Alcaraz‐Ibáñez, M., Paterna, A., Sicilia, Á., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020) · Journal of Behavioral Addictions · doi:10.1556/2006.2020.00027 · Cited by 45
Fitspo at Every Size? A comparative content analysis of #curvyfit versus #curvyyoga Instagram images
Webb, J. B., Thomas, E. V., Rogers, C. B., Clark, V. N., Hartsell, E. N., & Putz, D. Y. (2019) · Fat Studies · doi:10.1080/21604851.2019.1548860 · Cited by 43
Examining appearance pressures, thinness and muscularity internalizations, and social comparisons as correlates of drive for muscularity and thinness-oriented disordered eating in Chinese heterosexual men and women: Testing an integrated model
Barnhart, W. R., Cui, T., Cui, S., Han, X., Chen, L., & He, J. (2022) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.10.005 · Cited by 41
A Longitudinal and Comparative Content Analysis of Instagram Fitness Posts
Ahrens, J., Brennan, F., Eaglesham, S., Buelo, A., Laird, Y., Manner, J., Newman, E., & Sharpe, H. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19116845 · Cited by 52
“You started working out to get a flat stomach and a fat a$$”: A content analysis of fitspiration videos on TikTok
Pryde, S., Kemps, E., & Prichard, I. J. (2024) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101769 · Cited by 49
The ‘not-so-healthy’ appearance pursuit? Disentangling unique associations of female drive for toned muscularity with disordered eating and compulsive exercise
Cunningham, M. L., Pinkus, R. T., Lavender, J. M., Rodgers, R. F., Mitchison, D., Trompeter, N., Ganson, K. T., Nagata, J. M., Szabó, M., Murray, S. B., et al. (2022) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.06.002 · Cited by 37
Development and validation of new figural scales for female body dissatisfaction assessment on two dimensions: thin-ideal and muscularity-ideal
Ralph‐Nearman, C., & Filik, R. (2020) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09094-6 · Cited by 32
General and sport-specific weight pressures as risk factors for body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among female collegiate athletes
Pallotto, I. K., Sockol, L. E., & Stutts, L. A. (2022) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.01.014 · Cited by 49
#Fitspiration on Instagram: The effects of fitness‐related images on women’s self‐perceived sexual attractiveness
Fioravanti, G., Tonioni, C., & Casale, S. (2021) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/sjop.12752 · Cited by 39
“I sometimes feel like I can’t win!”: An exploratory mixed-methods study of women’s body image and experiences of exercising in gym settings
Cowley, E. S., & Schneider, J. (2025) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0316756 · Cited by 28
#fitspiration: a comparison of the sport-related social media usage and its impact on body image in young adults
Klier, K., Rommerskirchen, T., & Brixius, K. (2022) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-022-01027-9 · Cited by 34
Sociocultural pressure: a model of body dissatisfaction for young women
da Silva, W. R., Barra, J. V., Neves, Â. N., Marôco, J. P., & Campos, J. Á. D. B. (2020) · Cadernos de Saúde Pública · doi:10.1590/0102-311x00059220 · Cited by 33
Risk factors and temporal patterns of disordered eating differ in adolescent boys and girls: Testing gender-specific appearance anxiety models
Zimmer‐Gembeck, M. J., Webb, H. J., Kerin, J., Waters, A. M., & Farrell, L. J. (2020) · Development and Psychopathology · doi:10.1017/s0954579420000188 · Cited by 26
The effect of thin and average-sized models on women’s appearance and functionality satisfaction: Does pose matter?
Mulgrew, K. E., Schulz, K., Norton, O., & Tiggemann, M. (2019) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.12.004 · Cited by 27
Can Parental Body Dissatisfaction Predict That of Children? A Study on Body Dissatisfaction, Body Mass Index, and Desire to Diet in Children Aged 9–11 and Their Families
Pinto, N. S., Vera, Y. S., Cézar, R. F., & Garrido, D. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.650744 · Cited by 23
Can an equal world reduce problematic social media use? Evidence from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children study in 43 countries
Lenzi, M., Elgar, F. J., Marino, C., Canale, N., Vieno, A., Berchialla, P., Stevens, G. W. J. M., Boniel‐Nissim, M., van den Eijnden, R. J. J. M., & Lyyra, N. (2022) · Information Communication & Society · doi:10.1080/1369118x.2022.2109981 · Cited by 28
Does body positivity work for men as it does for women? The impact of idealized body and body positive imagery on body satisfaction, drive for thinness, and drive for muscularity
Fasoli, F., & Constantinou, D. (2024) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104126 · Cited by 23
Thin, muscular, and fit-ideals: Prevalence and correlates in undergraduate women
Wagner, A. F., Bennett, B. L., Stefano, E. C., & Latner, J. D. (2021) · Journal of American College Health · doi:10.1080/07448481.2020.1865981 · Cited by 24
The female athletic ideal — Friend or foe? Fit, thin, and athletic body ideals and their associations with women’s body image
Marashi, M., Lucibello, K. M., & Sabiston, C. M. (2023) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101672 · Cited by 24
Association between exposure to interpersonal violence and social isolation, and the adoption of unhealthy weight control practices
Okada, L. M., Miranda, R. R., Pena, G. D. G., Levy, R. B., & Azeredo, C. M. (2019) · Appetite · doi:10.1016/j.appet.2019.104384 · Cited by 18
Exploring the differentiated relationship between appearance and fitness‐related social anxiety and the risk of eating disorders and depression in young adults
Alcaraz‐Ibáñez, M., Sicilia, Á., & Paterna, A. (2019) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/sjop.12584 · Cited by 22
Body image and risk of exercise addiction in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Guo, S., Kamionka, A., Xue, Q., Izydorczyk, B., Lipowska, M., & Lipowski, M. (2025) · Journal of Behavioral Addictions · doi:10.1556/2006.2024.00085 · Cited by 22
“I wanna look like the person in that picture”: Linking selfies on social media to cosmetic surgery consideration based on the tripartite influence model
Wang, Y., Qiao, X., Yang, J., Geng, J., & Fu, L. S. (2022) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/sjop.12882 · Cited by 24
Implications of Socio-Cultural Pressure for a Thin Body Image on Avoidance of Social Interaction and on Corrective, Compensatory or Compulsive Shopping Behaviour
Azevedo, A., & Azevedo, Â. S. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20043567 · Cited by 23
Is Fitspiration the Healthy Internet Trend It Claims to Be? A British Students’ Case Study.
Limniou, M., Mahoney, C., & Knox, M. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18041837 · Cited by 15
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Muscularity‐Oriented Eating Test in university women in Australia
Cunningham, M. L., Rodgers, R. F., Pinkus, R. T., Nagata, J. M., Trompeter, N., Mitchison, D., Murray, S. B., Szabó, M., & Lavender, J. M. (2021) · International Journal of Eating Disorders · doi:10.1002/eat.23621 · Cited by 16
The degree to which the cultural ideal is internalized predicts judgments of male and female physical attractiveness
Ridley, B. J., Cornelissen, P. L., Maalin, N., Mohamed, S., Kramer, R. S. S., McCarty, K., & Tovée, M. J. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.980277 · Cited by 18
“This body type is potentially even harder to achieve than a thin body and can lead to greater dissatisfaction than the previous thin female ideal (Uhlmann et al., 2018), with links to negative psychological outcomes (Cunningham et al.”
Background
Sociocultural Influences on Compulsive Exercise in Young People: A Systematic Review
Reynolds, K. A., Plateau, C. R., & Haycraft, E. (2022) · Adolescent Research Review · doi:10.1007/s40894-022-00180-x · Cited by 15
Analysis of the dynamic relationship between social physique anxiety and depressive symptoms in young adults
Alcaraz‐Ibáñez, M., & Sicilia, Á. (2019) · Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2019.101085 · Cited by 18
Bigger isn’t always better: an exploration of social perception bias against high levels of muscularity in women
Musolino, E., O’Connor, B. P., & Cioe, J. D. D. (2021) · The Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1080/00224545.2021.1927943 · Cited by 14
Internalization of athletic body ideal as a mediating variable between family influence and body image of young women. A cross-cultural study of polish, Italian, and Ukrainian women
Izydorczyk, B., Głomb, K., Bętkowska-Korpała, B., Yablonska, T., Bulatevych, N., Opałka, R., Lizińczyk, S., Sitnik‐Warchulska, K., Radtke, B. M., Sajewicz‐Radtke, U., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1136079 · Cited by 18
Longitudinal Associations among Identity, Internalization of Appearance Ideals, Body Image, and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Community Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Adaptive and Maladaptive Pathways
Vankerckhoven, L., Claes, L., Raemen, L., Palmeroni, N., Eggermont, S., & Luyckx, K. (2024) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/s10964-024-02058-8 · Cited by 17
The dark side of compulsive eating and food addiction
Zorrilla, E. P., & Koob, G. F. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-816207-1.00006-8 · Cited by 14
Examining Body Satisfaction and Emotional–Social Intelligence among School Children: Educational Implications
Alonso, D. A., del Barco, B. L., Mendo-Lázaro, S., & Gallego, D. I. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17062120 · Cited by 25
Fit for Whom? Gendered Impacts of the Fit Ideal on Body Image and Behavior
Louw, R., Donovan, C. L., Uhlmann, L., Ganson, K. T., & Piatkowski, T. M. (2025) · Sex Roles · doi:10.1007/s11199-025-01622-1 · Cited by 13
The Influence of Body Shape on Impressions of Sexual Traits
Oswald, F., Champion, A. R., & Pedersen, C. L. (2020) · The Journal of Sex Research · doi:10.1080/00224499.2020.1841723 · Cited by 13
Quality Control of Protein Supplements: A Review
da Costa, B. R. B., Roiffé, R. R., & de la Cruz, M. N. D. S. (2021) · International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism · doi:10.1123/ijsnem.2020-0287 · Cited by 11
The role of drive for thinness in the association between weight status misperception and disordered eating
Lang, B., Ahlich, E. M., Verzijl, C. L., Thompson, J. K., & Rancourt, D. (2019) · Eating Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2019.101319 · Cited by 10
Positive Body Image Workbook
Wood-Barcalow, N. L., Tylka, T. L., & Judge, C. (2021) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108758796 · Cited by 11
The Culture of Narcissism: A Philosophical Analysis of “Fitspiration” and the Objectified Self
Daudi, A. (2022) · Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research · doi:10.2478/pcssr-2022-0005 · Cited by 13
’I’m quite tired of people saying that I don’t do enough or know anything’: male hegemony and resistance in the context of women’s online communication on doping
Sverkersson, E. (2022) · Sport in Society · doi:10.1080/17430437.2022.2064107 · Cited by 8
Does body appreciation or satisfaction buffer against idealised functionality-focused images of models?
Mulgrew, K. E., Findlay, C., Lane, B. R., & Halliwell, E. (2020) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.007 · Cited by 8
Acculturative stress, body image ideals, body dissatisfaction, and eating pathology among Black, Asian, and Latina women
Henning, T., Parton, D. M., Pérez, M., Pham, A., Haynos, A. F., & Mazzeo, S. E. (2025) · Eating Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.101992 · Cited by 7
Muscularity bias internalization moderates the associations of muscularity dissatisfaction with muscularity-oriented disordered eating and psychosocial well-being in men but not women
Cheng, L., Xu, Y., Barnhart, W. R., Gaggiano, C. M., Nagata, J. M., & He, J. (2024) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101806 · Cited by 6
Disentangling the contributions of agentic, antagonistic, and neurotic narcissism to drive for thinness and drive for muscularity
Hater, L., Schulte, J., Geukes, K., Buhlmann, U., & Back, M. D. (2021) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0253187 · Cited by 7
Riesgo para desarrollar interiorización del ideal estético de la delgadez en adolescentes mexicanas
Saucedo-Molina, T. D. J., Hernández, L. C. M., & Díaz, M. L. B. (2021) · Interdisciplinaria Revista de Psicología y Ciencias Afines · doi:10.16888/interd.2021.38.3.9 · Cited by 6
Level of Physical Activity on the Body Image of Young Women
Santana, K., Ferraz, A. D. F., Dias, A. R. L., Rodrigues, R. A. S., Pasa, C., Fett, W. C. R., Viana, M. V., Júnior, A. J. F., & Fett, C. A. (2019) · Journal of Morphological Sciences · doi:10.1055/s-0039-1693721 · Cited by 6
Are Instagram Gym Advertisements Working Out? An Experimental Study of Model Body-Size and Slogan-Type
Kharkwal, A., Clayton, R. B., Park, J., Ridgway, J. L., & Merle, P. F. (2024) · Health Communication · doi:10.1080/10410236.2024.2342489 · Cited by 6
Emotional eating mediates the relationship between perceived stress and body appreciation in adult male and female: A cross-sectional study in Turkey
Ersoy, N., Çin, N. N. A., & Yardımcı, H. (2024) · Archives of Psychiatric Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2024.06.016 · Cited by 5
ИДЕАЛЫ ТЕЛЕСНОЙ КРАСОТЫ И ВРЕМЕНАЯ ДИНАМИКА СОМАТИЧЕСКИХ ПОКАЗАТЕЛЕЙ СОВРЕМЕННОЙ МОЛОДЕЖИ
Khafizova, A. A. (2021) · Вестник антропологии (Herald of Anthropology) · doi:10.33876/2311-0546/2021-3/161-182 · Cited by 6
Losing, gaining, or staying the same: how do different weight change attempts relate to muscle dysmorphia and eating disorder symptoms across genders?
White, C., Pang, N., Nagata, J. M., Zaitsoff, S. L., & Ganson, K. T. (2024) · Eating Disorders · doi:10.1080/10640266.2024.2391208 · Cited by 5
Elite athletes more authentic?: Diet and exercise effects of athletes v. models in ads
Johnson, E. K., & Shoenberger, H. (2023) · Journal of Marketing Communications · doi:10.1080/13527266.2022.2163684 · Cited by 5
Muscularity-oriented disordered eating: investigating body image concerns and the moderating role of emotion dysregulation in cyclists
Mazaraki, J., Bussey, K., Cunningham, M. L., Jewell, T., & Trompeter, N. (2024) · Journal of Eating Disorders · doi:10.1186/s40337-024-01109-6 · Cited by 5
A Qualitative Study of Gender-Specific Pathways to Body Dissatisfaction
Fries, D., Gregory, T., Whipple, L., Victory, K., Alan, J., Featherstone, C., & Pritchard, M. E. (2025) · Gender Issues · doi:10.1007/s12147-025-09390-8 · Cited by 6
Men’s Perspectives on Their Grooming Practices and Appearance Concerns: A Mixed Methods Study
Hamshaw, R. J. T., & Gavin, J. (2021) · The Journal of Men s Studies · doi:10.1177/10608265211052068 · Cited by 10
THE ROLE OF SELF-CONGRUENCE, MARKETING MODELS, AND PRODUCT CONSPICUOUSNESS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ONLINE COSMETICS SHOPPING
Lo, C. L., & Tseng, H. (2021) · Journal of electronic commerce research · Cited by 4
Does so-called “healthy” content on instagram display balanced recipes? A pilot study in relation to the risk of unhealthy eating patterns in social network users
Pozo, G. D., Ezan, P., Moubassat, M., & Déchelotte, P. (2024) · Appetite · doi:10.1016/j.appet.2024.107542 · Cited by 4
Measuring cognitions during exercise: Associations between thoughts and eating disorder behaviors over a 3‐week ecological momentary assessment study
Coniglio, K., Kleiman, E. M., & Selby, E. A. (2023) · International Journal of Eating Disorders · doi:10.1002/eat.24011 · Cited by 4
DESEO Y EXCITACIÓN SEXUAL EN RELACIÓN CON LA ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA EN JÓVENES ADULTOS
López‐Rodriguez, M. M., Aguilera-Vásconez, R. P., Fernández‐Sola, C., Hernández‐Padilla, J. M., Jiménez‐Lasserrotte, M. D. M., & Granero‐Molina, J. (2020) · Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte · doi:10.15366/rimcafd2020.77.009 · Cited by 5
Exploring positive embodiment as a protective factor against negative impacts of social media use
Campagna, J. (2021) · Digital Repository Service (Northeastern University) · doi:10.17760/d20412306 · Cited by 5
The impact of Fitspiration content on women’s body shame and sexual assertiveness: A PLS-SEM and multigroup analysis
Guo, Y. Q., Wang, D., & Xiang, H. (2024) · New Media & Society · doi:10.1177/14614448241292740 · Cited by 3
In the name of achievement: women’s fitness body in an era of ‘positivity’
Peng, B. (2025) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/s41599-025-06198-5 · Cited by 3
Mirror, motivate, or mislead? How fitspiration on RedNote affects health behaviors through appearance comparisons and self-esteem
Wang, X., Ahn, J.-M., & Gong, C. (2026) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106206 · Cited by 3
Exploring the ‘female-athlete paradox’: A thematic synthesis of 20 + years of qualitative literature
Tremonte, I. L., Mack, D. E., Crouch, M., & Sabiston, C. M. (2026) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2026.102096 · Cited by 3
Being Able to Describe How One Thinks and Feels May (Partly) Attenuate the Association Between Perceived body Image Discrepancy and Body Dissatisfaction: Preliminary Evidence in Young Women
Smirles, K. E., & Wilson, J. M. (2023) · Sex Roles · doi:10.1007/s11199-023-01426-1 · Cited by 4
Intermittent Extended Access Rodent Models of Compulsive Eating
Zorrilla, E. P., Kreisler, A. D., & Bagsic, S. R. S. (2020) · Neuromethods · doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-0924-8_8 · Cited by 3
Weibliche Homosexualität, Maskulinität und Körperzufriedenheit
Schütteler, C., & Gerlach, A. L. (2018) · Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie · doi:10.1026/1616-3443/a000460 · Cited by 3
Fit Olmayı Teşvik Eden Fotoğraflar ve Paylaşımlar: Beden Tatminsizliği ve Beden İmajı Arasındaki İlişkisi Üzerine Bir Derleme
Bayköse, N., & Esin, İ. (2020) · Akdeniz Spor Bilimleri Dergisi · doi:10.38021/asbid.846638 · Cited by 3
The organic mindset: decoding the drivers of young Indian consumer’s purchase intentions
Thakur, A., Prakash, N., & Muthubasin, P. K. (2024) · British Food Journal · doi:10.1108/bfj-06-2024-0616 · Cited by 2
“Shut up! Don't look at me!": A qualitative description of body image and attention among elite athletes
Thibodeau, D. E., Sabiston, C. M., & Atkinson, M. (2026) · Psychology of sport and exercise · doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103175 · Cited by 2
Comparing the associations between body appearance and fitness self-conscious emotions across physical activity modalities: A multi-part study
Lucibello, K. M., Marashi, M., Vani, M. F., Thibodeau, D. E., & Sabiston, C. M. (2025) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101893 · Cited by 3
“Nothing should jiggle while you’re moving”: Preparing the fat body for an American “plus-size” pageant
Prohaska, A. (2021) · Fat Studies · doi:10.1080/21604851.2021.1913812 · Cited by 2
A content analysis of muscularity research, part 2: Theories used, measurement and publication outlets
Johnson, K. K. P., & Lennon, S. J. (2022) · Fashion Style & Popular Culture · doi:10.1386/fspc_00110_1 · Cited by 2
What Are Fad Diets?
Kumar, M. M. (2022) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-10565-4_1 · Cited by 2
The Effects of Exposure to Body Positive and Fitspiration Instagram Content on Undergraduate Women’s State Body Satisfaction, State Body Appreciation, and Mood
Serlin, D. N. (2020) · Cited by 2
Perfectionism and body dissatisfaction: The mediating role of internalization of the new fit ideal in young undergraduate women
Métral, M., Boucher, J.-D., Sonia Pellissier, A., Gay, A., & Atzeni, T. (2025) · European Review of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.erap.2025.101081 · Cited by 1
Vulnerability to appearance-based social media use and preoccupation: A model of young women’s appearance values, depression, and self-esteem via uses and gratification
Seeto, C.-J., Uhlmann, L., Zimmer‐Gembeck, M. J., & Donovan, C. L. (2026) · Body Image · doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2026.102034 · Cited by 2
The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Cosmetic Surgery Consideration: A Systematic Review and Three-Level Meta-Analysis
Liu, T., Zhang, Y. L., & Chao, M. (2026) · Mass Communication & Society · doi:10.1080/15205436.2026.2620702 · Cited by 1
You can call me monster thighs’: Exploring women's body image in gym culture through photo-elicitation
Cowley, E. S., Tinoco, A., & Schneider, J. (2026) · Psychology of sport and exercise · doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103096 · Cited by 1
The effects of exposure to imagery created with generative artificial intelligence (gen-AI) on young women's body image: Do image type and disclosure matter?
Alleva, J. M., Türkcan, T., Lin, L., Sloutas, C. L., & Fardouly, J. (2026) · Computers in Human Behavior Artificial Humans · doi:10.1016/j.chbah.2026.100339 · Cited by 1
Internalization of the athletic-ideal in a female South African student sample
Williams, L., Naidoo, D., & Spies, R. (2023) · Journal of Community Psychosocial Research · doi:10.36386/jcpr.v1i1.310 · Cited by 3
Body Appreciation
Wood-Barcalow, N. L., Tylka, T. L., & Judge, C. (2021) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108758796.010 · Cited by 1
Validación del Cuestionario de Influencias Socioculturales del Modelo Estético Corporal (CIMEC-26) en población femenina mexicana
Bustinzar, A. R. P., Valdez, M., Meléndez, J. A. B., Beato‐Fernández, L., Falissard, B., & Moreno, L. R. (2023) · Escritos de Psicología / Psychological Writings · doi:10.24310/escpsi.16.2.2023.15836 · Cited by 1

Authors: Uhlmann, L. R., Donovan, C. L., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Bell, H. S., & Ramme, R. A.
Affiliations: Griffith University (AU)
Corresponding author: Uhlmann, Laura R.
ORCID: Uhlmann, Laura R.
Donovan, Caroline L.
Ramme, Robin A.
Venue: Body Image
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2018-06
Volume: 25
Pages: 23-30
ISSN: 1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.01.005
OpenAlex: W2791945079
Cited by: 149
References: 65
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 3
FWCI: 24.68
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Body Image (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Keywords: thin ideal, muscularity, body dissatisfaction, bulimic symptoms, dieting, compulsive exercise, supplement use, negative affect, women
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Beauty, Body Image, Eating, Emotions, Female, Humans, Personal Satisfaction, Thinness, Health Behavior, Exercise, Young Adult

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review

The fit beauty ideal: A healthy alternative to thinness or a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Abstract

Overview

Integrity signals

Verification

Claims the paper makes

Claims other papers make about this one

Citations

Cites

Cited by

Related

Metadata

Record

About these checks