The determinants and consequences of positive body image and its promotion strategies

Subjects: Psychology >> Social Psychology submitted time 2022-12-10

YANG Chao DONG zhijie WEN Haoyan ZHOU Yizhou WANG Yanli YUAN Fangzhou

Abstract：

Positive body image refers to the individual's cognitive acceptance of his own body, and the appreciation of the uniqueness and function of the body, as well as the active processing and protection of body evaluation information, which has the effect of internal and external gain on the individual. Taking the biopsychosocial model and the operational definition of body image as the theoretical framework, the study found that positive body image is affected by biological factors such as gender, age, and body mass index, psychological factors such as personality factors, cognitive mode, and interoception, as well as socio-cultural factors such as important others, mass media, and values, and has a protective effect on individual physical cognition, emotional experience, and behavior regulation, among which the body mass index, neuroticism, and perception of pressure from important others and mass media are prominent. Psychological and sociocultural factors have a greater influence on an individual's positive body image than biological factors. At the same time, functional-focused intervention and self-compassion-based intervention have become the two most commonly used promotion strategies, the former is more effective, while the latter has more advantages in the application and promotion. Future research can enrich the theoretical model of positive body image based on intersection theory, explore its development characteristics and occurrence mechanism, optimize the content and applicability of promotion strategies, pay attention to the prevention and treatment effect of family factors, and promote the study of positive body image in China.

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