Exploring the tripartite influence model of body image and disordered eating among adolescent girls living in Australia, China, India, and Iran.

Autor: Kakar V; Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia. Electronic address: vani.kakar@hdr.mq.edu.au., Fardouly J; Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia; School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia., Rapee RM; Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia., Guo M; School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350007, China., Arman S; Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, The Islamic Republic of Iran., Niazi E; Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, The Islamic Republic of Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Body image [Body Image] 2023 Dec; Vol. 47, pp. 101633. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 06.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101633
Abstrakt: The aim of this study was to evaluate the tripartite influence model of body image and disordered eating among 12-18-year-old girls (N = 900) living in Australia (n = 184), China (n = 293), India (n = 223), and Iran (n = 200). Participants completed measures about appearance pressures from family, peers, and media, thin-ideal internalization, appearance comparisons, appearance satisfaction, and disordered eating. Results indicated that media- pressures were most salient in Australia, whereas Iranians perceived family pressures to be the strongest. Indians felt the most pressure to look attractive from their family and peers, whereas Chinese felt similar levels of pressure from family, peers, and media. Path analyses suggested direct associations from one or more sociocultural factors to appearance satisfaction or disordered eating, with indirect paths via thin-ideal internalization and appearance comparisons emerging in all countries. Certain sociocultural factors contributed more strongly to the internalization of ideals and appearance comparisons within some countries. Multigroup path analyses demonstrated some cross-cultural variations in the strength of the pathways. Findings extend cross-cultural support for a modified tripartite influence model emphasizing culture-based specificities that can further guide preventative efforts to improve body image and eating attitudes among young girls in these four countries.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None.
(Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
Externí odkaz: