Title from title page of PDF (University of Missouri--St. Louis, viewed February 8, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-73).

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references (p.157-171).

Traditionally, body image research has focused on young women. However, there are indications of cultural shifts which extend physical appearance pressures to both men and women, as well as to middle-aged and older adults. Two hundred and ten subjects were administered objective body image measures including the Figure Rating Scale, the Body Shape Questionnaire, and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, as well as projective measures including the Holtzman Inkblot Technique and the Draw-A-Person. The NEO-Five Factor Inventory and the Social Anxiety Subscale were also used to explore variables which might covary with body image. A 3 X 2 X 2 Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) was utilized with social desirability as the covariate.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bowling Green State University, 2009. / Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 106 p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed April 7, 2010). Advisor: Janis Crowther. Keywords: body image; body checking; social comparisons; ecological momentary assessment. Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-77)

This research has aimed to establish and then explore, the relationship between fashion and the body. Both involve aspects of psychological and social awareness that apparently impact on the individual's understanding of the self, and any relationship between them seems to involve this self-awareness While such a relationship has generally been accepted it has not previously been formally established and it was for this reason that the research was undertaken The research was interdisciplinary involving the application of psychological concepts and knowledge to the experience of fashion and the body. Tbus, it combined fashion theory with that of the social pychology of the body. A qualitative approach utilising in-depth interviews and clothing diaries, was adopted. This involved female participants aged from 40 to 58. Research findings were analysed using the approach of interpretive revealed relationship that is ( innovate and the functional) that seemed to correspond with two aspects of the body( the ideal and the ought), and suggested two fashion processes The innovative process of fashion appears to relate to the ideal body( the body we aspire to), and is responsible for fashion change. The functional process of fashion appears to be primarily related to the ought body( the body we think we should have),and is responsible for the maintenance of fashion trends. In both cases the relationship between fashion and body seems to be mediated by clothing at the interface between clothing and the body, The driving force of both processes seems to be the psychological experience of self-discrepancy. Research resulted in the development of a conceptual model of the relationship that accounted for the processes involved in fashion change. ii

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The purpose of this study was to develop an experimental technique to objectively measure the deviation between an individual's perception of his body image and his actual image. In addition, this technique was utilized to compare the accuracy of perception of body image between institutionalized and non-institutionalized individuals. Half of each subject category was also compared in terms of performance on an additional perceptual task unrelated to body image.