Women and Objectified Body Consciousness: Mothers' and Daughters' Body Experience in Cultural, Developmental, and Familial Context.

McKinley, Nita Mary

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Publication Date: 1999

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Women and Objectified Body Consciousness: Mothers' and Daughters' Body Experience in Cultural, Developmental, and Familial Context.

McKinley, Nita Mary

Developmental Psychology, v35 n3 p760-69 May 1999

Examined age differences in objectified body consciousness (OBC) based on cultural, developmental, and familial contexts of women's body experience in undergraduate women and their middle-aged mothers. Found that mothers scored lower on surveillance and body shame. Found no differences in appearance-control beliefs, body-esteem, or restricted eating. Found that OBC was related to psychological well-being. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Image, College Students, Context Effect, Cultural Influences, Daughters, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Family Influence, Family Relationship, Females, Individual Development, Middle Aged Adults, Mothers, Self Esteem, Well Being

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Language: English

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