Gender comparisons of fat talk in the United Kingdom and the United States

Abstract

This study compared different forms of body talk, including "fat talk," among 231 university men and women in central England (UK; n = 93) and the southeastern United States (US; n = 138). A 2 (gender) by 2 (country) repeated measures ANOVA across types of body talk (negative, self-accepting, positive) and additional Chi-square analyses revealed that there were differences across gender and between the UK and US cultures. Specifically, UK and US women were more likely to report frequently hearing or perceiving pressure to engage in fat talk than men. US women and men were also more likely to report pressure to join in self-accepting body talk than UK women and men.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-010-9881-4
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > Chronic and Communicable Conditions
Additional Information: The final publication is available at link.springer.com
Uncontrolled Keywords: fat talkSelf-accepting and positiv,self-accepting and positive body talk,gender,cross-cultural comparisons
Publication ISSN: 1573-2762
Last Modified: 27 Feb 2024 08:10
Date Deposited: 05 Feb 2014 15:42
Full Text Link: http://link.spr ... 1199-010-9881-4
Related URLs: http://www.scop ... tnerID=8YFLogxK (Scopus URL)
PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2011-10
Published Online Date: 2010-09-22
Authors: Payne, Lucinda O.
Martz, Denise M.
Tompkins, K. Brooke
Petroff, Anna B.
Farrow, Claire V. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-3745-6610)

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