1,015
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Feature Articles

Fat Talk and Body Dissatisfaction Among College Dancers

&
Pages 122-129 | Published online: 09 Dec 2013

REFERENCES

  • Ackard , D. M. , Henderson , J. B. and Wonderlich , A. L. 2004 . The associations between childhood dance participation and adult disordered eating and related psychopathology . Journal of Psychosomatic Research , 57 ( 5 ) : 485 – 490 .
  • Ambwani , S. and Strauss , J. 2007 . Love thyself before loving others? A qualitative and quantitative analysis of gender differences in body image and romantic love . Sex Roles , 56 : 13 – 21 .
  • Annus , A. and Smith , G. T. 2009 . Learning experience in dance class predicts adult eating disturbance . European Eating Disorders Review , 17 ( 1 ) : 50 – 60 .
  • Arroyo , A. and Harwood , J. 2012 . Exploring the causes and consequences of engaging in fat talk . Journal of Applied Communication Research , 40 ( 2 ) : 167 – 187 .
  • Britton , L. E. , Martz , D. M. , Bazzini , D. G. , Curtin , L. A. and LeaShomb , A. 2006 . Fat talk and self-presentation of body image: Is there a social norm for women to self-degrade? . Body Image , 3 ( 3 ) : 247 – 254 .
  • Franzoi , S. L. and Shields , S. A. 1984 . The Body Esteem Scale: Multidimensional structure and sex differences in a college population . Journal of Personality Assessment , 48 ( 2 ) : 173 – 178 .
  • Green , J. 1999 . Somatic authority and the myth of the ideal body in dance . Dance Research Journal , 31 ( 2 ) : 80 – 98 .
  • Heiland , T. L. , Murray , D. S. and Edley , P. P. 2008 . Body image of dancers in Los Angeles: The cult of slenderness and media influence among dance students . Research in Dance Education , 9 ( 3 ) : 257 – 275 .
  • MacDonald Clarke , P. , Murnen , S. K. and Smolak , L. 2010 . Development and psychometric evaluation of a quantitative measure of “fat talk.” . Body Image , 7 ( 1 ) : 1 – 7 .
  • Menon , C. V. and Harter , S. L. 2012 . Examining the impact of acculturative stress on body image disturbance among Hispanic college students . Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology , 18 ( 3 ) : 239 – 246 .
  • Nichter , M. 2000 . Fat talk: What girls and their parents say about dieting , Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press .
  • Ousley, L., E. D. Cordero, and S. White. 2008. Fat talk among undergraduates: How undergraduates communicate regarding food and body/weight/shape/appearance. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention 16(1):73–84.
  • Price , B. R. and Pettijohn , T. F. 2006 . The effect of ballet dance attire on body and self-perceptions of female dancers . Social Behavior and Personality , 34 ( 8 ) : 991 – 998 . II
  • Radell , S. A. , Adame , D. D. , Cole , S. P. and Blumenkehl , N. J. 2011 . The impact of mirrors on body image and performance in high and low performing female ballet students . Journal of Dance Medicine & Science , 15 ( 3 ) : 108 – 115 .
  • Reel , J. J. , SooHoo , S. , Gill , D. L. and Jamieson , K. M. 2005 . Femininity to the extreme: Body image concerns among college female dancers . Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal , 14 ( 1 ) : 39 – 51 .
  • Salk , R. H. and Engeln-Maddox , R. 2011 . “If you're fat, then I'm humongous!”: Frequency, content, and impact of fat talk among college women . Psychology of Women Quarterly , 35 ( 1 ) : 18 – 28 .
  • Salk , R. H. and Engeln-Maddox , R. 2012 . Fat talk among college women is both contagious and harmful . Sex Roles , 66 : 636 – 645 .
  • Saules , K. K. , Collings , A. S. , Wiedemann , A. A. and Fowler , S. L. 2009 . The relationship of body image to body mass index and binge eating: The role of cross-situational body image dissatisfaction versus situational reactivity . Psychological Reports , 104 : 909 – 921 .
  • Smolak , L. , Murnen , S. K. and Ruble , A. E. 2000 . Female athletes and eating problems: A meta-analysis . International Journal of Eating Disorders , 27 ( 4 ) : 371 – 380 .
  • Steinfeldt , J. A. , Zakrajsek , R. , Carter , H. and Steinfeldt , M. C. 2011 . Conformity to gender norms among female student-athletes: Implications for body image . Psychology of Men & Masculinity , 12 ( 4 ) : 401 – 416 .
  • Stice , E. , Maxfield , J and Wells , T. 2003 . Adverse effects of social pressure to be thin on young women: An experimental investigation of the effects of “fat talk.” . International Journal of Eating Disorders , 34 ( 1 ) : 108 – 117 .
  • Striegel-Moore , R. H. and Franko , D. L. 2002 . “ Body image issues among girls and women ” . In Body image , Edited by: Cash , T. F. and Pruzinsky , T. 183 – 191 . New York : Guilford .
  • Thompson , J. K. , Shroff , H. , Herbozo , S. , Cafri , G. , Rodriguez , J. and Rodriguez , M. 2007 . Relations among multiple peer influences, body dissatisfaction, eating disturbance, and self-esteem: A comparison of average weight, at risk of overweight, and overweight adolescent girls . Journal of Pediatric Psychology , 32 ( 1 ) : 24 – 29 .
  • Tucker , K. L. , Martz , D. M. , Curtin , L.A. , and , D. G. and Bazzini . 2007 . Examining “fat talk” experimentally in a female dyad: How are women influenced by another woman's body presentation style? . Body Image , 4 ( 2 ) : 157 – 164 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.