성역할 정체성 및 성역할 불일치가 여성과 남성의 외모만족도와 자아존중감에 미치는 영향 비교

Gender Differences in the Influence of Sex Roles on Appearance Satisfaction and Self Esteem

  • 이윤정 (고려대학교 가정교육과)
  • Lee Yoon-Jung (Dept. of Home Economics Education, Korea University)
  • 발행 : 2006.02.01

초록

본 연구는 성역할 정체성 및 성역할 불일치가 남성과 여성의 외모만족도와 자아존중감에 미치는 영향을 비교하는데 목적이 있다. 일치이론, 양성성 이론, 남성성 이론, 자아불일치 이론 등이 성역할이 외모만족도와 자아존중감에 미치는 영향의 예측을 위해 고찰되었다. 자료수집을 위해서는 서울과 수도권에 거주하는 20-40세의 남성 125명과 여성 197명이 편의표집 되었다. 공변량 구조분석으로 분석한 결과, 남성의 경우, 외모만족도와 자아존중감모두 지각된 남성성만이 영향을 미쳤다. 이에 비하여, 여성들의 경우, 외모만족도에는 지각된 여성성, 여성성 불일치, 남성성 불일치가 영향을 미쳤으며, 자아존중감에는 지각된 여성성, 지각된 남성성, 여성성 불일치, 남성성 불일치가 영향을 미쳤다. 신체질량지수는 여성 경우에만 자아존중감에 영향을 주었다. 본 연구의 곁과는 여성과 남성에 대한 사회적 기대의 차이를 반영하는 것으로, 신체이미지 카운슬러 등의 실무자들이 젊은 여성들의 자아존중감과 외모만족도를 고양하는 데 중요한 시사점이 될 수 있을 것이다.

The purpose of this study was to compare the influences of men's and women's sex role identities and sex role discrepancies on their appearance satisfaction and self esteem. Congruency theory, androgyny theory, masculinity theory and self discrepancy theory were used to explore the influence of sex roles on appearance satisfaction and self esteem. Theories suggest that the influence would be different by gender. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 125 men and 197 women aged between 20 and 40 years living in the Seoul metropolitan area. Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the data. For men, both appearance satisfaction and self esteem were influenced only by their perceived masculinity. For women, however, perceived femininity, femininity discrepancy and masculinity discrepancy had an influence on appearance satisfaction. All the four sex role variables had an influence on women's self esteem. BMI had a negative effect on self esteem for women, but no effect for men. According to the results, unlike men, whose appearance satisfaction and self esteem are only determined by how masculine they are, the women's levels of appearance satisfaction and self esteem are influenced not only by how feminine they are, but also by how masculine and feminine they want to be. The results of this study have implications for body image counselors or practitioners who try to help young women increase their self esteem and satisfaction to their appearance.

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