A database of body-only computer-generated pictures of women for body-image studies: Development and preliminary validation

Moussally, Joanna M.; Rochat, Lucien; Posada, Andres; Van der Linden, Martial

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A database of body-only computer-generated pictures of women for body-image studies: Development and preliminary validation

Moussally, Joanna M.; Rochat, Lucien; Posada, Andres et al.

2017 • In Behavior Research Methods, 49 (1), p. 172-183

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Body image; Body-only pictures; Computer-generated; Database; Development; Women; Adult; Body Mass Index; Computer-Aided Design; Databases, Factual; Female; Humans; Overweight; Photic Stimulation; Reproducibility of Results; Social Behavior; Thinness

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[en] The body-shape-related stimuli used in most body-image studies have several limitations (e.g., a lack of pilot validation procedures and the use of non-body-shape-related control/neutral stimuli). We therefore developed a database of 61 computer-generated body-only pictures of women, wherein bodies were methodically manipulated in terms of fatness versus thinness. Eighty-two young women assessed the pictures’ attractiveness, beauty, harmony (valence ratings), and body shape (assessed on a thinness/fatness axis), providing normative data for valence and body shape ratings. First, stimuli manipulated for fatness versus thinness conveyed comparable emotional intensities regarding the valence and body shape ratings. Second, different subcategories of stimuli were obtained on the basis of variations in body shape and valence judgments. Fat and thin bodies were distributed into several subcategories depending on their valence ratings, and a subcategory containing stimuli that were neutral in terms of valence and body shape was identified. Interestingly, at a descriptive level, the thinness/fatness manipulations of the bodies were in a curvilinear relationship with the valence ratings: Thin bodies were not only judged as positive, but also as negative when their estimated body mass indexes (BMIs) decreased too much. Finally, convergent validity was assessed by exploring the impacts of body-image-related variables (BMI, thin-ideal internalization, and body dissatisfaction) on participants’ judgments of the bodies. Valence judgments, but not body shape judgments, were influenced by the participants’ levels of thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction. Participants’ BMIs did not significantly influence their judgments. Given these findings, this database contains relevant material that can be used in various fields, primarily for studies of body-image disturbance or eating disorders. © 2016, Psychonomic Society, Inc.

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Neurosciences & behavior

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Moussally, Joanna M.; Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, Psychology Department, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Rochat, Lucien; Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, Psychology Department, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Posada, Andres; Psychology Department, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Van der Linden, Martial ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie

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English

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A database of body-only computer-generated pictures of women for body-image studies: Development and preliminary validation

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2017

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Behavior Research Methods

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1554-351X

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1554-3528

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Springer New York LLC

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172-183

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