Are there differences in gender, race, and age regarding body dissatisfaction?
| Autor: | Heather Dye |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
050103 clinical psychology
education 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Race (biology) Locus of control Anthropology The Thin Ideal medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences medicine.symptom Disordered eating Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Dieting Body dissatisfaction Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 26:499-508 |
| ISSN: | 1540-3556 1091-1359 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10911359.2015.1091240 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine any differences that may exist among demographic variables such as gender, age, and race in regard to internalization of society and media messages leading to body dissatisfaction that may lead to disordered eating behaviors such as preoccupation with weight, dieting, and eating restraint. A total of 324 participants completed the demographic questionnaire, the Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire, the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire for women, the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-Revised-Male-Version for men, and Rotter’s Internal-External (I-E) Locus of Control Scale. The results of this study found, as predicted, that Caucasians reported higher internalization, higher body dissatisfaction, and higher preoccupation with weight, dieting, and eating restraint than African Americans. This study showed no differences regarding men’s and women’s internalization or body dissatisfaction but did revea... |
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