미국내 청소년기 여학생과 어머니의 신체이미지 개념에 대한 연구

Body Image Perceptions of Adolescent Daughters and Their Mothers in U.S.

  • 이승희 (숙명여자대학교 의류학과) ;
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  • Lee, Seung-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Ulrich Pamela V. (Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Auburn University) ;
  • Connell Lenda J. (Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Auburn University)
  • 발행 : 2006.12.31

초록

미국내 9살과 14살 사이의 여학생과 어머니와의 관계가 여학생의 신체이미지와 육체만족도(Body Satisfaction)에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구이다. 총 41쌍의 여학생과 어머니가 미국의 노스 캐로라이나에 위치한 $[TC^2]$에 의뢰하여 리쿠르트 되었다. 참가자들은 우선 미국 질병관리 및 방지국(CDC)의 자료를 바탕으로 그들의 BMI 점수를 바탕으로 보통체중과 과체중으로 나누어졌다. Stunkard, Sorenson, and Schulsinger (1983)의 9개의 신체이미지 그림을 사용하여 어머니와 딸의 각자의 이상화된 신체이미지(Ideal Body Image), 상대방의 이상화된 신체이미지, 각자의 신체에 대한 만족도, 그리고 서로의 신체에 대한 만족도를 연구하였다. 논의 및 결론부분으로 과체중 여학생과 그들의 어머니의 서로간의 신체이미지 만족도가 보통체중의 여학생과 그들의 어머니의 신체이미지 만족도에 비해 현저히 낮았고, 상대방에 대한 신체이미지 만족도 또한 현저히 낮았다.

Women's perceptions of body size and body image are important topics for researchers in multiple fields. The terms body image or body self refer to perceptions and beliefs that an individual holds about his or her body (Rosenbaum, 1979; Schilder, 1953). Few studies have focused on body image perceptions as they relate to parent-child pairs. This study investigated the perceptions that mothers and daughters each had of their own body, the other's body, and their ideals for the same. The purposive sample used in this study consisted of 41 mother-daughter pairs. The sampled focus was girls between ages 9 and 14, and their mothers. Significant differences between how mothers saw their daughters and how daughters saw themselves emerged only for the plus size group. The clearest significant difference between mothers and daughters was in their dissatisfaction with themselves. The mothers were more dissatisfied. flus-size girls were significantly more dissatisfied with their mothers' bodies than normal size girls were with their mothers' bodies. The mothers of plus size girls were significantly more dissatisfied with their daughters' bodies than were the mothers of normal size daughters.

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