Body image satisfaction is often linked to psychological well-being, especially among women, yet recent work suggests smaller and demographically contingent gender differ-ences. We tested whether associations between body image satisfaction and self-esteem/depression vary by gender and subjective socioeconomic status (SSS). Adult men and women (N = 543) reported body image satisfaction, self-esteem, depression, and SSS. Body image satisfaction correlated positively with self-esteem and negatively with depression. Notably, three-way interactions (Body Image Satisfaction × Gender × SSS) were significant, indicating moderation: among women, higher SSS strengthened the positive association with self-esteem and the negative association with depression; among men, higher SSS attenuated these links. These findings indicate that connections between body image satisfaction and well-being depend jointly on gender and SSS, refining theory on when-and for whom-body image relates to well-being.
