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Adjective Pairings with Female Body Shapes
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Ohler, Lindsey Ann
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396368907
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Year and Degree
2013, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Abstract
As weight status and body shapes in the United States increase, it is important to understand the associations people make with particular body shapes. Undergraduate participants (N=131, M
age
=20.23) were recruited to complete a 15-minute online survey assessing the adjective pairings they made with thin, average, and overweight female body shapes. Results indicated that participants made a statistically significant adjective-body shape pairing for 15 of the 16 adjectives. Six negatively-valenced adjectives were paired with either the thin or overweight figure, while five positively-valenced adjectives were paired with the average figure. The results revealed that the undergraduate participants made positive associations with the average figure, but adjective pairings became more negative as body shapes moved away from the average figure in either direction. The discussion includes the interpretation and implications of these results, as well as future directions for adjective research.
Committee
Janet R. Schultz, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Chair)
Cynthia Crown, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Christine M. Dacey, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
Pages
114 p.
Subject Headings
Social Psychology
Keywords
physical-appearance-based bias
;
women
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Ohler, L. A. (2013).
Adjective Pairings with Female Body Shapes
[Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396368907
APA Style (7th edition)
Ohler, Lindsey.
Adjective Pairings with Female Body Shapes.
2013. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396368907.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Ohler, Lindsey. "Adjective Pairings with Female Body Shapes." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396368907
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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