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Developmental Changes in the Effect of Sociocultural Factors Towards Appearance, Body Mass Index and Self-esteem on Body Image  

Kim, Jung-Min (Dept. of Child Studies, Myongji Univ.)
Yi, Se-Jin (Dept. of Child Studies, Myongji Univ.)
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Journal of Families and Better Life / v.27, no.6, 2009 , pp. 1-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to investigate developmental changes in the effect of sociocultural factors towards appearance, body mass index and self-esteem on body image. Participants were 315elementary school, 305middle school students, 310hight school students and 346college students from Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Collected data were analyzed through Cronbach's $\alpha$, Two-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression. The findings of the study were as follows: 1) Sociocultural factors towards appearance, body mass index, self-esteem and body image differed by grade and gender. 2) Peers, self-esteem, BMI and mass media were significant predictors of elementary school students' body image. Mass media, BMI and self-esteem were significant predictors of middle school students' body image. Self-esteem, peers, BMI, gender and mass media were significant predictors of high school students' body image. Self-esteem, mass media and BMI were significant predictors of college students' body image.
Keywords
body image; sociocultural factors towards appearance; body mass index; self-esteem;
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