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Exploring the links between celebrity worship, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating among young adult celebrity worshippers in China
Yitong Lin1; Chen Lu1; Zizhen Huang1; Wesley R. Barnhart2; Tianxiang Cui3; Jinbo He1
2023-03-22
Source PublicationBody Image
ISSN1740-1445
Volume45Pages:210-218
Abstract

Considerable evidence exists on the associations of celebrity worship with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. However, relevant findings are confined to Western contexts and thinness-oriented body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. Consequently, the relationships of celebrity worship with muscularity-oriented body dissatisfaction and disordered eating are largely underexplored, especially in non-Western countries. Thus, the present study aimed to examine the relationships of celebrity worship with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in China. A total of 593 young adult celebrity worshippers in China were recruited online. Correlation and mediation analyses were conducted. In contrast to previous findings, celebrity worship was not associated with thinness-oriented body dissatisfaction. However, significant associations were identified between celebrity worship and muscularity-oriented body dissatisfaction for men (r = 0.32, p < .001) and women (r = 0.26, p < .001), thinness-oriented disordered eating for men (r = 0.31, p < .001) and women (r = 0.37, p < .001), and muscularity-oriented disordered eating for men (r = 0.58, p < .001). Body image inflexibility mediated the associations between celebrity worship and disordered eating in men and women. Findings indicate that celebrity worship correlates positively with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in Chinese young adults.

KeywordBody Dissatisfaction Celebrity Worship Chinese Disordered Eating
DOI10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.03.006
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Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaPsychology ; Psychiatry
WOS SubjectPsychology, Clinical ; Psychiatry ; Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS IDWOS:000961558500001
PublisherELSEVIERRADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85150847421
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Corresponding AuthorJinbo He
Affiliation1.School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
2.Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, United States
3.Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Macau, China
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Yitong Lin,Chen Lu,Zizhen Huang,et al. Exploring the links between celebrity worship, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating among young adult celebrity worshippers in China[J]. Body Image, 2023, 45, 210-218.
APA Yitong Lin., Chen Lu., Zizhen Huang., Wesley R. Barnhart., Tianxiang Cui., & Jinbo He (2023). Exploring the links between celebrity worship, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating among young adult celebrity worshippers in China. Body Image, 45, 210-218.
MLA Yitong Lin,et al."Exploring the links between celebrity worship, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating among young adult celebrity worshippers in China".Body Image 45(2023):210-218.
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