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Power, Self-Esteem, and Body Image

Published:2023-05 Issue:3 Volume:54 Page:136-150
ISSN:1864-9335
Container-title:Social Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:Social Psychology

Author:

Körner Robert¹²^ORCID,Schütz Astrid²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

2. Department of Psychology, Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany

Abstract

Abstract: We expected power – the perceived capacity to influence others – to be an antecedent of positive body image because power is closely linked to self-esteem, which in turn is linked to body image. In a cross-sectional study ( N = 318), sense of power was positively related to body appreciation and satisfaction with one’s appearance. Self-esteem partially mediated this effect. In an experimental study ( N = 114), participants assigned to a high-power group indicated more body appreciation, reported more body satisfaction, and estimated themselves to be taller than participants assigned to a low-power group. Self-esteem mediated all the effects. Altogether, power affected body image directly but also indirectly through elevated self-esteem. Implications refer to clinical prevention and intervention programs.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Subject

General Psychology,Sociology and Political Science,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Social Psychology

Link

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1027/1864-9335/a000510

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