Power, self-esteem, and body image
Faculty/Professorship: | Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment |
Author(s): | Körner, Robert ![]() ![]() |
Publisher Information: | Bamberg : Otto-Friedrich-Universität |
Year of publication: | 2023 |
Pages: | 1-15 |
Source/Other editions: | Social Psychology. (2023), S. 1-15. DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000510 |
is version of: | 10.1027/1864-9335/a000510 |
Language(s): | English |
Licence: | Creative Commons - CC BY - Attribution 4.0 International |
DOI: | 10.1027/1864-9335/a000510 |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:473-irb-586233 |
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. |
GND Keywords: | Macht; Selbstwertgefühl; Körperbild |
Keywords: | power, self-esteem, personal sense of power, body height, narcissism, experiment, body appreciation, body satisfaction, objectification theory, Developmental Theory of Embodiment |
DDC Classification: | 150 Psychology |
RVK Classification: | CP 2000 |
Type: | Article |
URI: | https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/58623 |
Release Date: | 30. March 2023 |
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