Body dissatisfaction is normative among European American women, and involvement with predominant culture or linking self-worth to weight may intensify the association between body drive for thinness women of color. Our study investigated whether orientation other ethnic groups (Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure) weight-based contingency moderate relationship satisfaction (Eating Disorder Inventory) college-age African American, Asian women. Survey responses from undergraduates ( N = 905)...

Objectives.Social expectancy theory posits that cultural values shape how individuals perceive and evaluate others, this influences others themselves. Based on theory, ageism may older individuals' self-evaluations. Given the focus beauty youth, perceptions of age discrimination be associated with lower body esteem, poor psychological well-being. Because has been health, health can affect perceptions, subjective status also contribute to esteem.

Background Obesity is a critical public health issue, affecting over one-third of all Americans, and an underlying cause numerous issues across the lifespan. For older adults, obesity linked to premature declines in physical mental cognitive functioning. The occurrence related behaviors chronic diseases are higher rural areas than urban areas. Furthermore, United States have proportion adults Few studies, date, explored rural-urban differences relationships between dietary patterns among...

Feminist consciousness is theorized to be a powerful resource against the detrimental effects of sexism. The present study examined whether feminist identity styles moderated relation perceived lifetime and recent sexist events disordered eating for 256 college women. Using hierarchical regression, we found two (i.e., synthesis active commitment) buffered between eating; three remaining did not moderate this relationship. For women low on commitment, both positively predicted eating. In...

Abstract Purpose Rural‐urban health disparities are well‐documented and particularly problematic for older adults. However, determining which specific aspects of rural or urban living initiate these remains unclear. The purpose this study was to assess associations between place‐based characteristics rural‐urban status among adults age 65+. Methods Data from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were geographically linked American Community Survey. Self‐reported (SRH), obesity,...

Feminist psychologists have called for researchers to consider the social and historical context multidimensionality of participants in research studies. The Reproducibility Project documents degree which findings from mainstream psychological studies are reproduced. Drawing on intersectionality theory, we question value reproducing while ignoring who is represented, intersecting group identities, sociohistorical context, power privilege that likely influence participants’ responses...

Women experience greater stress and burnout compared to men, particularly at midlife, when gender role expectations may contribute experiencing burnout. To date, researchers have not empirically examined the associations between traits stereotypes, stress, among midlife women. Gendered stereotypes were assessed via self-reported questionnaires, along with perceived Data collected from 301 women ages 40 65 in United States Kingdom an online survey 2018. Results indicated that for traits,...

Intersectionality is a theoretical framework that was developed to address the ways in which people's experiences are shaped based on their intersecting social identities (e. g., race/ethnicity, gender, class, age, etc.). This approach focuses importance of considering power, privilege, and structures relation access resources, discrimination, interpersonal interactions. An intersectional public health critical for research teaching illuminate disparities underlying create maintain...

Maintaining an active and engaged social life is a critical component of aging well, women are generally more socially than men. However, as age their self-perceptions bodies may reduce behaviors consequently, increase depressive symptoms. Because little known about how body image associated with engagement symptoms among women, four aspects image: satisfaction cosmetic features, function, physical appearance, weight were assessed aged 65 older (n = 123). Regression analyses indicated that...

Abstract Social psychology has focused on patterns of inequality (e.g., discrimination, stereotyping, stigma, intergroup relations) that underlie well‐documented disparities, often without engaging with the structural and intersectional underlying these experiences. In this paper, we draw intersectionality theory research to illustrate how approaches studying inequity disparities in social reflect a Western perspective, structures work uphold status quo. It is argued within process need be...

The contention that femininity makes women unsuited for political participation has roots in feminist theory and science. This study investigated whether the desirable undesirable dimensions of femininity, corresponding to Feminine Interpersonal Relations (FIR: warmth, nurturance, interpersonal appeal) Self-Doubt (FSD: submissiveness, self-doubt, anxiety, passivity), have independent interactive effects on Black White women's efficacy participation. Using questionnaires administered alumnae...

Social self-preservation theory posits that stress is experienced when an aspect of individual's identity has the potential to be negatively evaluated. Appearance a central part identity; however, little research examined whether perceived appearance judgements are source social-evaluative stress. In addition, may explanatory link in association between perceptions and depressive symptoms. This study were associated with increased greater symptoms among adults. Study 1 associations...

More than 40 million informal caregivers in the United States provide essential care to older adults. Recent research has identified substantial differences caregiving intensity by gender, race/ethnicity, and employment status. Using intersectionality theory, current study extends existing literature exploring relationship between unique experiences of individuals with different intersections ethnicity, employment. We used generalized linear models estimate multivariate associations assessed...

African American women experience greater difficulties in physical function and disproportionately higher rates of obesity compared to other racial-ethnic gender groups; however, positive body perceptions may buffer against negative psychological health-related outcomes associated with functional decline.Associations among satisfaction importance placed on shape function, mass index (BMI), general health, pain, emotional well-being were assessed an urban-dwelling, community-based sample ages...