Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Among Early Adolescents From Korea and the US

Jung, Jaehee; Forbes, Gordon B.; Lee, Yoon-Jung

doi:10.1007/s11199-009-9609-5

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“…Despite the evidence that rates of cosmetic surgery in South Korea have increased sharply in the past decade, much of the available research continues to document rates of specific procedures (e.g., McCurdy and Lam 2005) rather than to examine individual or socio-cultural factors influencing cosmetic surgery procedures. According to the empirical evidence, South Korean women and girls have greater body dissatisfaction than women and girls in the United States (e.g., Forbes and Jung 2008;Jung et al 2009). A study by Jung and Forbes (2006) suggests that women in cultures such as South Korea, where increased opportunities for women produced a marked shift toward gender equality, are likely to experience increased pressures to conform to unrealistic appearance standards.…”

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Associations between attitudes toward cosmetic surgery, celebrity worship, and body image among South Korean and US female college students

Jung

Hwang

2016

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Very little information is known regarding the level of psychological attachment to celebrities needed to influence one’s desire to engage in cosmetic surgery in consumers. More importantly, no previous research examined this in relation to attitudes toward cosmetic surgery and level of body satisfaction in cross-cultural contexts. The present study aimed to examine associations between attitudes toward cosmetic surgery, celebrity worship, and body image among South Korean and US female college students. A total of 370 female undergraduates were recruited for survey from a central university in Seoul, South Korea (n = 196) and a mid-Atlantic university in the US (n = 174). The South Korean participants showed greater acceptance toward cosmetic surgery than did the US participants, whereas the US participants showed more positive attitudes toward their favorite celebrities than did the South Korean participants. For the US participants, the level of body dissatisfaction was negatively associated with acceptance for cosmetic surgery while attitudes toward favorite celebrities was positively associated with acceptance for cosmetic surgery. Findings suggest that cultural contexts affect factors influencing the likelihood of having cosmetic surgery.

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Associations between attitudes toward cosmetic surgery, celebrity worship, and body image among South Korean and US female college students

Jung

Hwang

2016

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“…For example, in a study comparing levels of overall body dissatisfaction in male and female adolescents from Korea and the United States, Jung et al (2009) found that Korean boys and girls reported significantly greater body dissatisfaction than their U.S. counterparts. However, as Swami and Chamorro-Premuzic (2008) argued, there may be cross-cultural differences in the variables contributing to body image and body dissatisfaction.…”

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A Cross-Cultural Study Investigating Body Features Associated With Male Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction in Australia, China, and Malaysia

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This study investigated how dissatisfaction with particular aspects of the body was associated with overall body dissatisfaction among male adolescents in Western and Asian cultures. One hundred and six Malaysian Malays, 55 Malaysian Chinese, 195 Chinese from China, and 45 non-Asian Australians aged 12 to 19 years completed a questionnaire assessing dissatisfaction with their overall body and dissatisfaction with varying aspects of their body. Dissatisfaction with the face, height, and hair was positively correlated with overall body dissatisfaction among Malaysian Malays after body mass index, age and dissatisfaction with body areas typically included in measures (weight/shape, upper, middle, and lower body, and muscles) had been controlled for. Dissatisfaction with the face was positively correlated with overall body dissatisfaction among Malaysian Chinese. These findings demonstrate the differences in body focus for males from different cultures and the importance of using assessment measures that address all possible areas of body focus.

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“…For example, gender differences in body dissatisfaction have been documented among Western adolescents including American 13-19 year olds (e.g., Ata et al 2007;Jones and Crawford 2006), 11-17 year old Australians (Vincent and McCabe 2000), French 16 year olds (e.g., Rodgers et al 2009), Irish 12-18 year olds (Lawler and Nixon 2011), and Swiss 14-16 year olds (e.g., Knauss et al 2008). Such differences extend to adolescents in Asian nations including 12-15 year olds in South Korea (Jung et al 2009) and 12-19 year olds in mainland China (Chen and Jackson 2009;Chen et al 2006;Xie et al 2006).…”

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Gender and Age Group Differences in Mass Media and Interpersonal Influences on Body Dissatisfaction Among Chinese Adolescents

Chen

Jackson

2011

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Despite evidence that middle adolescent girls (ages 14-17) experience more body dissatisfaction than early adolescent girls (ages 10-13) or boys at these ages, researchers have rarely considered whether such differences are observed regarding factors related to body dissatisfaction, particularly within non-Western samples. To address this issue, gender and age group differences in media and interpersonal influences on body dissatisfaction were assessed among early and middle adolescents living in Chongqing, China. In Study 1, 595 boys and 648 girls completed self report measures of demographics, public self-consciousness and appearance-based social pressure, comparisons, and conversations. Compared to boys, girls reported more appearance pressure from mass media and close interpersonal networks (friends, family), appearance comparisons with peers, and appearance conversations with friends; these effects were qualified by interactions with age group, indicating media and interpersonal factors were more prominent in the lives of middle adolescent girls than other groups. Effects were observed independent of body mass index (BMI) and public self-consciousness. In Study 2, 738 girls and 661 boys completed the same measures and a body dissatisfaction scale. By and large, gender and age differences were replicated. Middle adolescent girls also reported more body dissatisfaction than peers did. Perceived appearance pressure from mass media and interpersonal ties were both implicated in mediation analyses to explain this gender × age group effect.

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Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Among Early Adolescents From Korea and the US

Cited by 48 publications

References 68 publications

Associations between attitudes toward cosmetic surgery, celebrity worship, and body image among South Korean and US female college students

Associations between attitudes toward cosmetic surgery, celebrity worship, and body image among South Korean and US female college students

A Cross-Cultural Study Investigating Body Features Associated With Male Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction in Australia, China, and Malaysia

Gender and Age Group Differences in Mass Media and Interpersonal Influences on Body Dissatisfaction Among Chinese Adolescents

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