Basing on the multidimensional construct of body image by Cash and colleagues, the present study proposed a moderated mediation model to explain the relationships of two appearance self-schemas: self-evaluative salience and motivational salience (X1; X2), with body image satisfaction (M) and binge eating (Y), hypothesizing the moderation role of gender (W). Participants were 559 emerging adults (18-24 years; 79.6% women) who completed an online anonymous survey. Self-evaluative salience positively predicted binge eating, whilst motivational salience was a negative predictor. Moreover, only for women (but not for men) body image satisfaction was a significant mediator in the relationships between each of the appearance schemas and binge eating. These results suggest interesting implications for research and educational practice.
Partendo dal costrutto multidimensionale dell’immagine corporea di Cash e colleghi, lo studio propone un modello di mediazione moderata per spiegare la relazione tra due schemi del sé sull’aspetto fisico: salienza autovalutativa e salienza motivazionale (X1; X2), la soddisfazione per l’immagine corporea (M) e il binge eating (Y), ipotizzando effetti di moderazione del genere (W). Hanno partecipato alla ricerca 559 giovani adulti (18-24 anni; 79.6% donne), che hanno compilato una survey online anonima. La salienza autovalutativa predice positivamente il binge eating, mentre la salienza motivazionale lo predice negativamente. Inoltre, solo nel gruppo delle donne (non negli uomini) la soddisfazione per l’immagine corporea è un mediatore significativo nelle relazioni tra i due schemi dell’aspetto e il binge eating. Questi risultati suggeriscono interessanti implicazioni per le politiche sociali, educative e di ricerca.
Body image and binge eating in emerging adulthood: The roles of motivational and self-evaluative salience, and body image satisfaction [Immagine corporea e binge eating in prima età adulta I ruoli di salienza motivazionale, salienza autovalutativa e soddisfazione per l’aspetto fisico] / Bianchi, Dora; Cecere, Gelsomina; Laghi, Fiorenzo. - In: PSICOLOGIA CLINICA DELLO SVILUPPO. - ISSN 1824-078X. - 28:1(2024), pp. 59-82. [10.1449/112820]
Body image and binge eating in emerging adulthood: The roles of motivational and self-evaluative salience, and body image satisfaction [Immagine corporea e binge eating in prima età adulta I ruoli di salienza motivazionale, salienza autovalutativa e soddisfazione per l’aspetto fisico]
Dora Bianchi
;Gelsomina Cecere;Fiorenzo Laghi
2024
Abstract
Basing on the multidimensional construct of body image by Cash and colleagues, the present study proposed a moderated mediation model to explain the relationships of two appearance self-schemas: self-evaluative salience and motivational salience (X1; X2), with body image satisfaction (M) and binge eating (Y), hypothesizing the moderation role of gender (W). Participants were 559 emerging adults (18-24 years; 79.6% women) who completed an online anonymous survey. Self-evaluative salience positively predicted binge eating, whilst motivational salience was a negative predictor. Moreover, only for women (but not for men) body image satisfaction was a significant mediator in the relationships between each of the appearance schemas and binge eating. These results suggest interesting implications for research and educational practice.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.