Sociocultural influences on body dissatisfaction and body change behaviors among Malaysian adolescents
| Autor: | Marita P. McCabe, Nur Daliza, David Mellor, James Yeow, Noor Fizlee bt Mohd Hapidzal, Lina A. Ricciardelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Adolescent Social Psychology Culture Ethnic group Personal Satisfaction Social Environment Developmental psychology Social Desirability Surveys and Questionnaires Body Image Ethnicity Humans Child Social Behavior Set (psychology) Sociocultural evolution General Psychology Applied Psychology Malay Somatotypes Malaysia language.human_language language Female Psychology Social psychology Body dissatisfaction |
| Zdroj: | Body Image. 6:121-128 |
| ISSN: | 1740-1445 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.11.003 |
| Popis: | Little research on body dissatisfaction and body change behaviors, and the sociocultural influences on them, has been undertaken in non-Western contexts. The current study investigated these variables and the relationships between them among a sample of 529 Malaysian high school students (103 Malays, 344 Chinese and 82 Indians), who completed a set of measures in classroom settings. Chinese girls were more dissatisfied with their bodies than Chinese boys, but no gender difference was found for Malay and Indian participants. Girls were more likely to engage in behaviors to lose weight, and boys were more likely to engage in behaviors to increase muscle. The influence of sociocultural factors on body dissatisfaction and body change behaviors was limited and varied across both sex and ethnicity. Findings are discussed in relation to Western research, and it is concluded that cultural nuances need to be considered when investigating these phenomena. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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