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Body Image and Appearance-Management Behaviors in College Women

Rudd, Nancy A., Lennon, Sharron J.·2000·Clothing and Textiles Research Journal
DOI 10.1177/0887302x0001800304
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The contemporary ideal standard offemale beauty in the Western world is based on thinness, attractiveness, and fitness. Women are enculturated to monitor these personal characteristics, and to construct their appearances to meet these normative expectations. Because most body image research to date has focused on quantitative methods of assessing the complex interrelationships among variables, women's "lived experiences" were examined through a qualitative study of 95 college women to explore the subjective nature of body satisfaction, the extent to which agency and control influence the construction of appearance, and what appearance-management behaviors are typically practiced andlor advisable. Nine themes emerged from the written essays. The most common theme was risky appearance-management behaviors that were practiced in response to gendered social norms, indicating the prevalent feeling that the body is malleable and considered to be under individual control. Common socio-cultural constructs were social comparison, world view, and influence of others. Essays attested to the centrality of body image in the lives of college women, and provide evidence that social comparison and ensuing appearance-management behaviors were ways in which young women exhibit agency or control over their lives.

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  • Feelings of shame related to physical appearance could promote higher engagement in behaviors of body improvement to improve acceptance and achievement of social goals.

    “Rudd and Lennon (2000) stated that feelings of shame related to physical appearance could promote higher engagement in several behaviors of body improvement (such as body image control in photos) to improve their acceptance and achievement of social goals (Fox & Vendemia, 2016), often normalizing risky behaviors.”

    From Adolescents’ Body Shame and Social Networking Sites: The Mediating Effect of Body Image Control in Photos (2020) · cites this paper as Rudd and Lennon (2000)

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Authors
Rudd, N. A., & Lennon, S. J.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Clothing and Textiles Research Journal
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2000-06
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
152-162
ISSN
  • 0887-302X (ISSN-L)
  • 1940-2473
DOI
10.1177/0887302x0001800304
OpenAlex
W2029405999
Cited by
202
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 14
FWCI
1.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Clothing and Textiles Research Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Keywords
body image, appearance management behavior, female university students, body satisfaction, social comparison, gender norms, thin ideal, female beauty standards, agency and control, lived experience, body modification

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