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Ingegneria Sismica

Ingegneria Sismica

Performance Pressure and Body Image: A Study of Professional Models in the Fashion Industry

Author(s): Ruoqi Shi1, Shengzhen Jin2
1Fashion Art (Fashion Performance and Design), School of Design, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, China
2Sports Pedagogy and Training (Strength and Conditioning), Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, China
Shi, Ruoqi. and Jin, Shengzhen. “Performance Pressure and Body Image: A Study of Professional Models in the Fashion Industry.” Ingegneria Sismica Volume 43 Issue 1: 1-14, doi:10.65102/is2026413.

Abstract

The influence of fashion electronic magazines on models’ psychological stress has become an interesting topic of research for interdisciplinary scholars. In this paper, questionnaires and scales were adopted for gathering data related to the effect of reading electronic magazines on the stress of professional fashion models, including their performance pressure and body image. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with label variable method was employed for testing common method variance (CMV) using two methods for minimizing methodological bias. The multi-model technique improved the reliability of research outcomes. Results indicate: There are three variables, including “internalization of media-ideal body image,” which show notable disparities at the 0.01 and 0.001 levels among four demographic variables such as gender. Body shape perception is more similar to the desired form of “underweight” models according to the aesthetic standards of the fashion industry. CMV testing shows that demographic factors such as gender affect and control models’ performance stress and body image perception.

Keywords
fashion models; performance pressure; body image; CFA; CMV

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