scholarly journals The role of individual and social variables in predicting body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms among Iranian adolescent girls: an expanding of the tripartite influence model

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shima Shahyad ◽  
Shahla Pakdaman ◽  
Omid Shokri ◽  
Seyed Hassan Saadat
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Thin Ideal Internalization

The aim of the present study was to examine the causal relationships between psychological and social factors, being independent variables and body image dissatisfaction plus symptoms of eating disorders as dependent variables through the mediation of social comparison and thin-ideal internalization. To conduct the study, 477 high-school students from Tehran were recruited by method of cluster sampling. Next, they filled out Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES), Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS), Self-Concept Clarity Scale (SCCS), Appearance Perfectionism Scale (APS), Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) and Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-4). In the end, collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings showed that the assumed model perfectly fitted the data after modification and as a result, all the path-coefficients of latent variables (except for the path between self-esteem and thin-ideal internalization) were statistically significant (p<0.05). Also, in this model, 75% of scores' distribution of body dissatisfaction was explained through psychological variables, socio-cultural variables, social comparison and internalization of the thin ideal. The results of the present study provid experimental basis for the confirmation of proposed causal model. The combination of psychological, social and cultural variables could efficiently predict body image dissatisfaction of young girls in Iran. Key Words: Thin-ideal Internalization, Social comparison, Body image dissatisfaction, mediating effects model, eating disorder symptoms, psychological factors.

scholarly journals The Struggle Between the Real and Ideal

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401769132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itisha Nagar ◽  
Rukhsana Virk
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Media Images ◽  
The Real ◽  
Thin Ideal Internalization ◽  
Ideal Woman ◽  
Body Image Disturbances

Media, in its diverse forms, has become a powerful tool for construction and portrayal of the “shoulds, oughts, and musts” of a woman’s body. As a result of “thinning” of beauty ideals in the media, the real woman finds the representations of ideal woman to be increasingly unattainable. This exploratory study examined the effect of acute media images for a sample of young adult Indian woman ( N = 60). A 2 (intervention group) × 2 (time) mixed-group design was used where half the participants were presented with thin-ideal media images, whereas the other half were presented with control images. The participants were examined on body image dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization, and self-esteem. Results of the study indicate a significant increase in thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction and a significant decrease in self-esteem scores as a result of exposure to the thin-ideal media images. The findings of the study indicate that, similar to their counterparts in Europe and North America, young urban Indian women experience body image disturbances when exposed to thin-ideal images. The findings have been examined in light of the spread of global media and homogenization of beauty standards among non-Western countries.

scholarly journals Effect of Sociocultural Attitude Towards Appearance and Self-Esteem on Body Image Dissatisfaction among Working Women

2021 ◽  
Vol volume 05 (issue 2) ◽  
pp. 284-294
Author(s):  
Iqra Qasim ◽  
Humaira Yasmin ◽  
Muhammad Akram Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Access Information

The main objective of current study was to find out the effect of sociocultural attitude and self-esteem on body image dissatisfaction among working women. Within the present study survey research design was used. The sample included working women (N = 250). Sample was approached through purposive sampling. Sociocultural Attitude toward Appearance Questionnaire (Schaefer et al., 2015), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and Body Dissatisfaction Scale (Tariq & Ijaz, 2015) were used to collect data and access information from participants. The data was collected through standardized process and analyzed through SPSS-23 version. The findings indicated that sociocultural attitude have negative effect on body image dissatisfaction. Another finding indicated that self-esteem has negative effect on body image dissatisfaction among working women.

Thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction in Sri Lankan adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 1830-1840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mika Omori ◽  
Yoko Yamazaki ◽  
Noriko Aizawa ◽  
Piyanjali de Zoysa
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Thin Ideal Internalization ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, a survey of Sri Lankan adolescents explored relationships between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction—issues that have received greater research attention in East Asia and the West. Girls scored lower in thin-ideal internalization and awareness and higher in self-esteem compared to boys; however, unlike in previous studies, body dissatisfaction did not differ significantly by gender. Hierarchical linear multiple regression analyses revealed that self-esteem moderated the relationship between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction among girls, but this was not observed for boys. Self-esteem as a protective factor against body dissatisfaction among Sri Lankan female adolescents was confirmed.

Acculturation, Body Image, Self-Esteem, And Eating-Disorder Symptomatology In Adolescent Mexican American Women

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg W. Joiner ◽  
Susan Kashubeck
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Mexican American Women ◽  
Eating Disordered ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptomatology

In this article the relationship among acculturation, body image, self-esteem, and eating disorder symptomatology in 120 Mexican American adolescent women was investigated. Surprisingly, acculturation levels were not related to anorexic or bulimic symptomatology, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction or thinness of ideal and attractive figures. Lower levels of self-esteem predicted higher levels of anorexic and bulimic symptomatology. Body mass was positively related to bulimic scores. In contrast to Lester and Petrie (1995), body dissatisfaction was significantly related to eating-disorder symptomatology. The high levels of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors found in this study suggest that rather than exclusively being an Anglo, middle-to upper-class phenomenon, eating-disordered behavior also exists within lower socioeconomic status Mexican American adolescent women.

scholarly journals Association Between Eating Disorder Symptoms and Weight Status in Midwestern US Army ROTC Cadets (P16-015-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz George ◽  
Won Song
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Rotc Cadets ◽  
Army Rotc ◽  
Shared Risk

Abstract Objectives The prevalence of eating disorder symptoms and obesity has been high amongst young adults (18–25 y), who comprise an important demographic in the US military. Current approaches to prevent obesity may lead to an overemphasis on weight and body image, as well as adoption of strict dieting for weight loss, increasing risk for obesity and eating disorder symptoms. Body image dissatisfaction and dieting have been implicated as important shared risk factors in the onset of both obesity and eating disorder symptoms. While current cognitive behavioral approaches to obesity and eating disorder management are the gold standard of treatment, these interventions often don't consider shared risk factors between obesity and eating disorder symptoms. Newer approaches, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the ACT construct of psychological flexibility, focus on changing problematic behaviors, such as bingeing and compensatory behaviors like dieting, through awareness of these behaviors as coping mechanisms for problematic thoughts, such as body image dissatisfaction. Understanding the role of ACT processes in the relation between eating disorder symptoms and obesity may offer potential new targets for treatments that consider shared risk factors, such as strict dieting and body image dissatisfaction. Given ongoing evidence of both obesity and eating disorders in the military, the aim of this study was to determine whether eating disorder symptoms were associated with weight status and whether the effect of eating disorder symptoms on weight status was mediated by body image flexibility and psychological flexibility related to dieting. Methods The present cross-sectional study included 205 US Army ROTC Cadets (18–32 y). Results Results revealed a significant indirect effect of eating disorder symptoms on weight status through psychological flexibility related to dieting, and a significant indirect effect of eating disorder symptoms on weight status through psychological flexibility related to body image for male but not female ROTC Cadets. Conclusions These findings suggest psychological flexibility is an important mechanism in understanding the relation between eating disorder symptoms and obesity in military-related populations. Funding Sources RAMSCA Endowment for Scholarly Activity.

Biceps and Body Image: The Relationship Between Muscularity and Self-Esteem, Depression, and Eating Disorder Symptoms.

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Olivardia ◽  
Harrison G. Pope ◽  
John J. Borowiecki ◽  
Geoffrey H. Cohane
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

Explaining the relation between thin ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction among college women: The roles of social comparison and body surveillance

Body Image ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft ◽  
Megan B. Harney ◽  
Laura G. Koehler ◽  
Lauren E. Danzi ◽  
Margaret K. Riddell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
College Women ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Body Surveillance ◽  
Thin Ideal Internalization
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