The internalization of body ideals is a critical predictor of body image and health behaviors. Thin and athletic ideal internalization in women need to be elucidated. The aims of the current study included: (i) describing the endorsement of thin and athletic body ideals among women and (ii) examining group differences in negative and positive self-conscious emotions and body image. Participants ( = 392 women; = 25.6, SD = 5.3 years) were assigned to Fit Ideal ( = 110), Thin Ideal ( = 83), Athletic Ideal ( = 55), and Low Internalization ( = 144) groups based on scores for thin and athletic internalization. Three multivariate analyses of variance were conducted to examine Body Ideal group differences on negative appearance and fitness self-conscious emotions, and positive self-conscious emotions and body image. The Athletic Ideal and Low Internalization groups generally scored lower on negative self-conscious emotions and higher on positive self-conscious emotions and body image in comparison to the Fit and Thin Ideal groups (Cohen’s =.35 to 1.15). Results suggest that differing levels of thin and athletic internalization may intersect uniquely with women’s body-related self-conscious emotions and positive body image and thus may have distinct effects on women’s health and behavior.

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女性运动理想——是友还是敌？健康、苗条和运动的身体理想及其与女性身体形象的关联

理想身体的内化是身体形象和健康行为的关键预测因素。女性对苗条和运动理想的内化需要得到阐明。当前研究的目的包括：（i）描述女性对苗条和运动身体理想的认可；（ii）检查消极和积极的自我意识情绪和身体形象的群体差异。参与者（= 392 名女性；= 25.6，SD = 5.3 岁）根据分数被分配到健康理想组 (= 110)、瘦理想组 (= 83)、运动理想组 (= 55) 和低内化组 (= 144)。瘦身和运动的内在化。进行了三项多变量方差分析，以检查理想身体群体在消极外表和健身自我意识情绪以及积极自我意识情绪和身体形象方面的差异。与健康和苗条理想组相比，运动理想组和低内化组通常在消极自我意识情绪方面得分较低，在积极自我意识情绪和身体形象方面得分较高（科恩 = 0.35 至 1.15）。结果表明，不同水平的瘦身和运动内化可能与女性身体相关的自我意识情绪和积极的身体形象产生独特的交叉，因此可能对女性的健康和行为产生独特的影响。