Clothing choices, weight, and trait self-objectification

► Clothing is a neglected area of women's appearance management. ► Women who are, or perceive themselves to be, overweight use clothes to hide their bodies. ► Women high on trait self-objectification choose clothes for fashion and not comfort. The present study aimed to assess the link between...

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Published inBody image Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 409 - 412
Main Authors Tiggemann, Marika, Andrew, Rachel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2012
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Body Image
Choice Behavior
Clothes
Clothing functions
Dehumanization
Female
Humans
Overweight - psychology
Psychological Theory
Self Concept
Self-objectification
South Australia
Young Adult
South Australia
Clothing functions
Self-objectification
Body image
Clothes
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Summary:► Clothing is a neglected area of women's appearance management. ► Women who are, or perceive themselves to be, overweight use clothes to hide their bodies. ► Women high on trait self-objectification choose clothes for fashion and not comfort. The present study aimed to assess the link between clothing choice and aspects of body image. Participants were 112 female undergraduate students who completed a questionnaire containing a measure of clothing functions, as well as BMI, self-classified weight, and trait self-objectification. Results indicated that BMI and self-classified weight were positively correlated with the choice of clothes for camouflage. Self-objectification was positively correlated with choice of clothes for fashion, and negatively correlated with choosing clothes for comfort. It was concluded that clothing represents an important but neglected aspect of contemporary women's management of their body's appearance.
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ISSN:1740-1445
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DOI:10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.02.003