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Kevin J Thompson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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does the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating pathology function similarly across racial ethnic groups of white black latina and asian women
Eating Behaviors, 2021Co-Authors: Natasha L Burke, Lauren M Schaefer, Yvette G Karvay, Anna M Bardonecone, David A Frederick, Katherine Schaumberg, Kelly L Klump, Drew A Anderson, Kevin J ThompsonAbstract:The tripartite Influence Model suggests that appearance pressures from family, peers, and the media contribute to thin-ideal internalization, which leads to increased body dissatisfaction and subsequent eating disorder pathology. The tripartite Influence Model was initially developed and tested among primarily White samples, and emerging research suggests racial/ethnic differences in mean levels of particular Model constructs. Consequently, the Model's appropriateness for understanding eating disorder risk in racial/ethnic minorities warrants investigation to determine its usefulness in explicating eating disorder risk in diverse populations. Participants in the current study were White (n = 1167), Black (n = 212), Latina (n = 203), and Asian (n = 176) women from five geographically disparate college campuses in the United States. Participants completed the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4, the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire - Appearance Evaluation Subscale, and the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire. Analysis of variance was used to compare mean levels of each construct across racial/ethnic groups. Multigroup structural equation Modeling was used to assess the appropriateness of the tripartite Influence Model for each racial/ethnic group, and to examine differences in the strength of the Model pathways across groups. There were significant mean level differences across groups for most Model constructs. However, results indicated similar Model fit across racial/ethnic groups, with few differences in the strength of Model pathways. Findings suggest that although some groups report lower levels of proposed risk factors, the sociocultural risk processes for eating pathology identified through the tripartite Influence Model are similar across racial/ethnic groups of young adult women. Such information can be used to inform culturally-sensitive interventions.
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the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance a replication with adolescent girls
Body Image, 2006Co-Authors: Hemal Shroff, Kevin J ThompsonAbstract:The tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance is a recent theoretical approach that includes a test of direct (peer, parental, and media factors) and mediational links (internalization of societal appearance standards, appearance comparison processes) as factors potentially leading to body dissatisfaction and eating disturbance. The theory was evaluated in the current study in a sample of 391 adolescent females. A structural equation Model that evaluated the tripartite Model replicated previous findings reported by Keery, van den Berg and Thompson (2004) [Keery, H., van den Berg, & Thompson, J. K. (2004). A test of the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance in adolescent girls. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 1, 237-251.]. Additionally, a second Model extended these findings, suggesting that peer and media Influences are more important than parental Influences. The results are discussed in light of the need for prevention programs to incorporate formative Influences and mediational processes in the construction of intervention strategies.
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an evaluation of the tripartite Influence Model of body dissatisfaction and eating disturbance with adolescent girls
Body Image, 2004Co-Authors: Helene Keery, Patricia Van Den Berg, Kevin J ThompsonAbstract:The Tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance proposes that three formative Influences (peer, parents, and media) affect body image and eating problems through two mediational mechanisms: internalization of the thin-ideal and appearance comparison processes. The current study evaluated this Model in a sample of 325 sixth through eighth grade girls. Simple path analyses indicated that internalization and comparison fully mediated the relationship between parental Influence and body dissatisfaction and partially mediated the relationship between peer Influence and body dissatisfaction. Additionally, internalization and comparison partially mediated the relationship between media Influence and body dissatisfaction. Six a priori SEM Models based on the full Tripartite Influence Model were also evaluated. A resulting Model was found to be an adequate fit to the data, supporting the viability of the Tripartite Model as a useful framework for understanding processes that may predispose young women to develop body image disturbances and eating dysfunction.
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the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance a covariance structure Modeling investigation testing the mediational role of appearance comparison
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2002Co-Authors: Patricia Van Den Berg, Kevin J Thompson, Karen Obremskibrandon, Michael D CoovertAbstract:Recent theoretical approaches to the etiology of eating disorders and body image disturbances have begun to focus on multifactorial Models. In the current study, the Tripartite Influence Model was examined in a large sample of college females (ages 18–22). This Model proposes that three primary core sources of Influence— parents, peers and media—contribute to the development of body imageandeatingdisturbances.Additionally,theModelsuggests that at least two factors mediate the relationship between Influences and disturbance—appearance comparison and internalization of media information. In this study, appearance comparison was examined as a mediational link between peer, family and media Influence variables and the outcome disturbance measures of eating dysfunction and body image dissatisfaction. Covariance structure Modeling (CSM)wasusedtotesttheproposedpathways.Theresultsindicated thatappearancecomparisonmediatedtheeffectsoffamilyandmedia Influences on body dissatisfaction, which in turn Influenced restrictive and bulimic behaviors. In addition, peer Influences had a direct Influence on restriction. Perfectionism was hypothesized to relate to body dissatisfaction, but was in fact found to Influence appearance comparison. The findings were limited by the necessity of several modifications to the originally proposed Models, yet offer replication and extension of previous work with appearance comparison and support for further testing of the Tripartite Influence Model. D 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance a covariance structure Modeling investigation testing the mediational role of appearance comparison
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2002Co-Authors: Patricia Van Den Berg, Karen Obremskibrandon, Kevin J Thompson, Michael D CoovertAbstract:Recent theoretical approaches to the etiology of eating disorders and body image disturbances have begun to focus on multifactorial Models. In the current study, the Tripartite Influence Model was examined in a large sample of college females (ages 18-22). This Model proposes that three primary core sources of Influence--parents, peers and media--contribute to the development of body image and eating disturbances. Additionally, the Model suggests that at least two factors mediate the relationship between Influences and disturbance-appearance comparison and internalization of media information. In this study, appearance comparison was examined as a mediational link between peer, family and media Influence variables and the outcome disturbance measures of eating dysfunction and body image dissatisfaction. Covariance structure Modeling (CSM) was used to test the proposed pathways. The results indicated that appearance comparison mediated the effects of family and media Influences on body dissatisfaction, which in turn Influenced restrictive and bulimic behaviors. In addition, peer Influences had a direct Influence on restriction. Perfectionism was hypothesized to relate to body dissatisfaction, but was in fact found to Influence appearance comparison. The findings were limited by the necessity of several modifications to the originally proposed Models, yet offer replication and extension of previous work with appearance comparison and support for further testing of the Tripartite Influence Model.
Michael D Coovert - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance a covariance structure Modeling investigation testing the mediational role of appearance comparison
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2002Co-Authors: Patricia Van Den Berg, Kevin J Thompson, Karen Obremskibrandon, Michael D CoovertAbstract:Recent theoretical approaches to the etiology of eating disorders and body image disturbances have begun to focus on multifactorial Models. In the current study, the Tripartite Influence Model was examined in a large sample of college females (ages 18–22). This Model proposes that three primary core sources of Influence— parents, peers and media—contribute to the development of body imageandeatingdisturbances.Additionally,theModelsuggests that at least two factors mediate the relationship between Influences and disturbance—appearance comparison and internalization of media information. In this study, appearance comparison was examined as a mediational link between peer, family and media Influence variables and the outcome disturbance measures of eating dysfunction and body image dissatisfaction. Covariance structure Modeling (CSM)wasusedtotesttheproposedpathways.Theresultsindicated thatappearancecomparisonmediatedtheeffectsoffamilyandmedia Influences on body dissatisfaction, which in turn Influenced restrictive and bulimic behaviors. In addition, peer Influences had a direct Influence on restriction. Perfectionism was hypothesized to relate to body dissatisfaction, but was in fact found to Influence appearance comparison. The findings were limited by the necessity of several modifications to the originally proposed Models, yet offer replication and extension of previous work with appearance comparison and support for further testing of the Tripartite Influence Model. D 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance a covariance structure Modeling investigation testing the mediational role of appearance comparison
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2002Co-Authors: Patricia Van Den Berg, Karen Obremskibrandon, Kevin J Thompson, Michael D CoovertAbstract:Recent theoretical approaches to the etiology of eating disorders and body image disturbances have begun to focus on multifactorial Models. In the current study, the Tripartite Influence Model was examined in a large sample of college females (ages 18-22). This Model proposes that three primary core sources of Influence--parents, peers and media--contribute to the development of body image and eating disturbances. Additionally, the Model suggests that at least two factors mediate the relationship between Influences and disturbance-appearance comparison and internalization of media information. In this study, appearance comparison was examined as a mediational link between peer, family and media Influence variables and the outcome disturbance measures of eating dysfunction and body image dissatisfaction. Covariance structure Modeling (CSM) was used to test the proposed pathways. The results indicated that appearance comparison mediated the effects of family and media Influences on body dissatisfaction, which in turn Influenced restrictive and bulimic behaviors. In addition, peer Influences had a direct Influence on restriction. Perfectionism was hypothesized to relate to body dissatisfaction, but was in fact found to Influence appearance comparison. The findings were limited by the necessity of several modifications to the originally proposed Models, yet offer replication and extension of previous work with appearance comparison and support for further testing of the Tripartite Influence Model.
Susan J Paxton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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longitudinal relationships among internalization of the media ideal peer social comparison and body dissatisfaction implications for the tripartite Influence Model
Developmental Psychology, 2015Co-Authors: Rachel F Rodgers, Siân A Mclean, Susan J PaxtonAbstract:Sociocultural theory of body dissatisfaction posits that internalization of the media ideal and appearance comparison are predictors of body dissatisfaction, a key risk factor for eating disorders. However, no data exist regarding the longitudinal relationships between these variables. The aim of this study was to explore longitudinal relationships among internalization of the media-ideal, social appearance comparison, and body dissatisfaction. A sample of 277 Grade 7 school girls (M age = 12.77 years, SD = 0.44) completed measures of internalization of the media ideal, social appearance comparison, and body dissatisfaction at baseline, 8 months, and 14 months. Path analyses indicated that baseline internalization of the media ideal predicted social appearance comparison and body dissatisfaction at 8 months, and social appearance comparison at 8 months predicted body dissatisfaction at 14 months. A reciprocal effect emerged with body dissatisfaction at 8 months predicting internalization of the media ideal at 14 months. The findings inform sociocultural theory of body dissatisfaction, suggesting that internalization of the media ideal precedes and predicts appearance comparison and that body image interventions that target internalization of the media ideal, and social appearance comparison as well as body dissatisfaction are likely to be effective.
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an exploration of the tripartite Influence Model of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among australian and french college women
Body Image, 2011Co-Authors: Rachel F Rodgers, Henri Chabrol, Susan J PaxtonAbstract:Abstract The aim of the study was to compare levels of body dissatisfaction, disordered eating and risk factors, and to examine the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance among French and Australian young adult females. Participants were 188 Australian (mean age = 19.6 years, SD = 1.0) and 190 French (mean age = 20.7 years, SD = 2.6) students. Media, peer and family Influences, internalisation of media ideals, appearance comparison, body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, bulimia and self-esteem were assessed. Australian participants reported perceiving more peer and media Influence, and higher levels of appearance comparison, internalisation of media ideals and bulimic symptoms than French participants (p
Patricia Van Den Berg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an evaluation of the tripartite Influence Model of body dissatisfaction and eating disturbance with adolescent girls
Body Image, 2004Co-Authors: Helene Keery, Patricia Van Den Berg, Kevin J ThompsonAbstract:The Tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance proposes that three formative Influences (peer, parents, and media) affect body image and eating problems through two mediational mechanisms: internalization of the thin-ideal and appearance comparison processes. The current study evaluated this Model in a sample of 325 sixth through eighth grade girls. Simple path analyses indicated that internalization and comparison fully mediated the relationship between parental Influence and body dissatisfaction and partially mediated the relationship between peer Influence and body dissatisfaction. Additionally, internalization and comparison partially mediated the relationship between media Influence and body dissatisfaction. Six a priori SEM Models based on the full Tripartite Influence Model were also evaluated. A resulting Model was found to be an adequate fit to the data, supporting the viability of the Tripartite Model as a useful framework for understanding processes that may predispose young women to develop body image disturbances and eating dysfunction.
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the tripartite Influence Model of body image and eating disturbance a covariance structure Modeling investigation testing the mediational role of appearance comparison
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2002Co-Authors: Patricia Van Den Berg, Karen Obremskibrandon, Kevin J Thompson, Michael D CoovertAbstract:Recent theoretical approaches to the etiology of eating disorders and body image disturbances have begun to focus on multifactorial Models. In the current study, the Tripartite Influence Model was examined in a large sample of college females (ages 18-22). This Model proposes that three primary core sources of Influence--parents, peers and media--contribute to the development of body image and eating disturbances. Additionally, the Model suggests that at least two factors mediate the relationship between Influences and disturbance-appearance comparison and internalization of media information. In this study, appearance comparison was examined as a mediational link between peer, family and media Influence variables and the outcome disturbance measures of eating dysfunction and body image dissatisfaction. Covariance structure Modeling (CSM) was used to test the proposed pathways. The results indicated that appearance comparison mediated the effects of family and media Influences on body dissatisfaction, which in turn Influenced restrictive and bulimic behaviors. In addition, peer Influences had a direct Influence on restriction. Perfectionism was hypothesized to relate to body dissatisfaction, but was in fact found to Influence appearance comparison. The findings were limited by the necessity of several modifications to the originally proposed Models, yet offer replication and extension of previous work with appearance comparison and support for further testing of the Tripartite Influence Model.
Aaron J Blashill - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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integrating minority stress theory and the tripartite Influence Model a Model of eating disordered behavior in sexual minority young adults
Appetite, 2021Co-Authors: Alexandra D Convertino, Jonathan L Helm, Jamielee Pennesi, Manuel Gonzales, Aaron J BlashillAbstract:Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses associated with high mortality rates and health complications. Prior research has found increased rates of eating pathology in sexual minority (SM; e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual) individuals compared to sexual majority (i.e., heterosexual) individuals. Two prominent Models have potential to explain these differences: the tripartite Influence Model and minority stress theory. While both Models separately have promise for explaining the pathway of eating disordered behavior in SM individuals, research has indicated that both Models have unexplained variance. Therefore, a comprehensive, integrative Model could further explain unique variance. 479 men and 483 women between 18 and 30 years old were recruited through Qualtrics; all participants endorsed attraction to same-gender partners. Two Models were estimated by gender using structural equation Modeling. For men and women, community involvement accelerated the positive association of heterosexist discrimination with internalized homophobia. Minority stressors were associated with dissatisfaction and muscularity behavior, indicating the importance of incorporating minority stress. For women, community involvement accelerated both the association of pressures with muscularity internalization and the association of muscularity-based dissatisfaction with muscle building behaviors. If confirmed by prospective studies, this Model could help refine prevention and intervention efforts with this vulnerable population.