The effect of functionality-focused and appearance-focused images of models of mixed body sizes on women's state-oriented body appreciation.
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| Abstract | :  Research demonstrates that exposure to appearance-focused images of models depicting societal standards of beauty negatively affect women's state-oriented body dissatisfaction. The purpose of this research was to extend this experimental research to women's state-oriented body appreciation. The 374 women participants were randomly assigned to view images that were either depicting a model who was representative or not representative of the thin ideal (body size), while this model was in either an appearance-focused pose or a function-oriented pose (pose type). State body appreciation increased significantly after viewing images depicting models who did not conform to societal standards of thinness (p < 0.001). Exposure to the control condition images, which were images of natural environments, also produced increases in state body appreciation (p = 0.049). These findings provide insight into the construct of state body appreciation and offer implications for future positive body image research. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2018 | 
| Journal | :  Body image | 
| Volume | :  24 | 
| Number of Pages | :  95-101 | 
| Date Published | :  2018 | 
| ISSN Number | :  1740-1445 | 
| DOI | :  10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.12.008 | 
| Short Title | :  Body Image | 
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