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fat talk = Self-disparaging remark made to others one’s weight or body…
fat talk
= Self-disparaging remark made to others one’s weight or body
socially normative experience
reciprocity
expect other women to engage in fat talk (
social normative response
)
reasons to engage
social acceptance
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seek for social support
social comparison
protection
if feeling of being highly objectified (but only if you normally don't objectify yourself that much) --> fat amy
reassurance seeking
leads to problems in relationships --> distress --> reassurance seeking
guilt relief function
cognitive dissonance theory
avoid unpleasant cognitive state ( actions don't match cognition
engagging in fat talk causes dissonance
action
: talking about being fat vs.
cognition
: being satisfied with body
alining cognition to action
new cognition
: body dissatisfaction
gender differences
men
less often
less verbalized
men often want to gain weight
women
belive it will make them feel better
third person effect
women will engage in self-degrading fat talk but deny to do so when asked
paradox: expect others and themselves to engage in fat talk for social reasons but like others better if they don't
expressing distress over fat talk