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The Influence of the Sociocultural Attitudes toward Appearance and BMI on Body Image and Body Satisfaction  

Hong, Keum-Hee (Division of Fashion Industry, Silla University)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.8, no.1, 2006 , pp. 48-54 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was designed to find out how the sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, BMI(Body Mass Index) of adult women affect their body image and body satisfaction. A questionnaire was prepared in the survey and a total of 456 adult women were selected by way of stratified random sampling. The research findings are as follows. The sociocultural attitudes toward appearance were shown in two factors of 'internalization' and 'recognition' The body image was shown in three dimensions of 'care for appearance,' 'concern about weight,' and 'appearance attractiveness'. Internalization, recognition, and BMI affected care for appearance. Concern about weight was affected by internalization, and BMI. Appearance attractiveness was affected only by BMI. Most people were not satisfied with their weight and overall body shape in spite that they in fact had normal or lean figures except 3.3% of the total samples. From the above research findings, adult women's satisfaction with their body was shown high when they were subjectively satisfied with their appearance attractiveness. And the results indicate that adult women are under pressure of socioculturally distorted image of beauty.
Keywords
sociocultural attitudes toward appearance; BMI; body image; body satisfaction;
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