body discrepancy

a person's perceived discrepancy between their actual and ideal body size.

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With the exception of an actual-ideal body discrepancy measure, all measures used a 7-point Likert-type scale.

However, Sohn (2009) found that television social comparison was found to actually decrease the actual-ideal body discrepancy among men and thus actually increased their body satisfaction.

The variable actual-ideal body discrepancy was computed by subtracting ideal body size from current body size.

Sex differences in social comparison and comparison motives in body image process

The current-ideal female body discrepancy score, which was a significant predictor of SPA in the final model, has been used widely as a measure of body size/shape satisfaction or as a cognitive body image construct (i.

Examining current-ideal discrepancy scores and exercise motivations as predictors of social physique anxiety in exercising females

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