Use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements

Abstract A mismatch exists between people’s mental representations of their own body and their real body measurements, which may impact general well-being and health. We investigated whether this mismatch is reduced when contextualizing body size estimation in a real-life scenario. Using a reverse c...

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Autores principales:	Lize De Coster, Pablo Sánchez-Herrero, Jorge López-Moreno, Ana Tajadura-Jiménez
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:aa7cb2bbbd8348e6ad8d1e0b638bd3662021-12-02T15:33:14ZUse of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements10.1038/s41598-021-93865-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/aa7cb2bbbd8348e6ad8d1e0b638bd3662021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93865-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract A mismatch exists between people’s mental representations of their own body and their real body measurements, which may impact general well-being and health. We investigated whether this mismatch is reduced when contextualizing body size estimation in a real-life scenario. Using a reverse correlation paradigm, we constructed unbiased, data-driven visual depictions of participants’ implicit body representations. Across three conditions—own abstract, ideal, and own concrete body—participants selected the body that looked most like their own, like the body they would like to have, or like the body they would use for online shopping. In the own concrete condition only, we found a significant correlation between perceived and real hip width, suggesting that the perceived/real body match only exists when body size estimation takes place in a practical context, although the negative correlation indicated inaccurate estimation. Further, participants who underestimated their body size or who had more negative attitudes towards their body weight showed a positive correlation between perceived and real body size in the own abstract condition. Finally, our results indicated that different body areas were implicated in the different conditions. These findings suggest that implicit body representations depend on situational and individual differences, which has clinical and practical implications.Lize De CosterPablo Sánchez-HerreroJorge López-MorenoAna Tajadura-JiménezNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
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description	Abstract A mismatch exists between people’s mental representations of their own body and their real body measurements, which may impact general well-being and health. We investigated whether this mismatch is reduced when contextualizing body size estimation in a real-life scenario. Using a reverse correlation paradigm, we constructed unbiased, data-driven visual depictions of participants’ implicit body representations. Across three conditions—own abstract, ideal, and own concrete body—participants selected the body that looked most like their own, like the body they would like to have, or like the body they would use for online shopping. In the own concrete condition only, we found a significant correlation between perceived and real hip width, suggesting that the perceived/real body match only exists when body size estimation takes place in a practical context, although the negative correlation indicated inaccurate estimation. Further, participants who underestimated their body size or who had more negative attitudes towards their body weight showed a positive correlation between perceived and real body size in the own abstract condition. Finally, our results indicated that different body areas were implicated in the different conditions. These findings suggest that implicit body representations depend on situational and individual differences, which has clinical and practical implications.
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title	Use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements
title_short	Use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements
title_full	Use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements
title_fullStr	Use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements
title_full_unstemmed	Use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements
title_sort	use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements
publisher	Nature Portfolio
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Use of a real-life practical context changes the relationship between implicit body representations and real body measurements

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