Accuracy in estimating the body weight of self and others: Impact of dietary restraint and BMI |
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Authors: | Vartanian Lenny R Germeroth Lisa J |
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Affiliation: | aSchool of Psychology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia;bDepartment of Psychology, Park Hall, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-4110, USA |
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Abstract: | We examined the accuracy of people's estimates of their own body weight and of the body weight of other people. Female undergraduates (n = 132) self-reported their weight, were weighed by the experimenter, and completed a measure of dietary restraint. Participants also viewed 10 photographs of women ranging from underweight to obese and estimated their body weight. Individuals high in dietary restraint underestimated their own weight to a greater extent than those low in dietary restraint, but this effect was accounted for by individual differences in BMI: heavier participants underestimated their weight to a greater extent than leaner participants. Participants also underestimated the weight of heavier targets to a greater extent than they did leaner targets, but the degree of inaccuracy was not related to participants’ dietary restraint or BMI. These findings support the hypothesis that inaccuracies in self-reported weight reflect deliberate misreporting rather than a cognitive or perceptual bias. |
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Keywords: | Body weight Self-report Motivated distortion BMI Dietary restraint |
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