The effect of Korean wave on body image and eating disorders among female adolescents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Currently, Indonesia is one of the countries affected by the Korean "fever", which is due to the globalization of the Korean wave through the media. Through the content of K-pop which displayed model characteristics that identical to a slender body, tall, and attractive can lead to the adolescent body image perception. The problem most often experienced by adolescents is physical appearance. The negative body image in adolescence could encourage the emergence of eating behavior disorders known as eating disorders. Objective: To analyze the relation between Korean wave exposure through media information with body image and eating disorders risk on female high school students in Yogyakarta. Methods: This research used the cross-sectional method with a quantitative approach. The research population was a female first-grade high school student in Yogyakarta. The subjects of 109 female students who are qualified with the inclusion criteria: enrolled student in the selected schools, physical healthy, and willing to take part in the research; are requested to fill out the Korean wave exposure questionnaire to measure the type and frequency of exposure, the Contour Drawing Rating Scale questionnaire to measure the body image, and the Eating Attitude Test 26 to determine the eating disorders risk. Data analyzed with the Chi-Square test and logistic regression test. Results: Univariate analysis shown that 11% of the subject was exposed to Korean wave with various type of exposure, 88.1% of the subject was dissatisfied with their body and developed negative body image, and 47.7% of the subject was at risk of eating disorders; 53% of them tend to developed diet behavior, 21.04% bulimia, and 25.96% was in oral intake restriction. Multivariate analysis result showed that Korean wave exposure (RP=1.6;) has significant correlation with negative body image perception. Eating disorders risk significantly affected by Korean wave exposure (RP=2.1;. Chi-Square analysis showed body image has significant correlation with eating disorders risk (RP=6.2; 95%CI=1. 25-5.94). Conclusions: Exposure to Korean waves affected negative body image in female adolescents. On the other hand, Korean wave exposure and body image also affected eating disorders behavior among female adolescents.

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