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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.12.173

Effect of Sociocultural Attitudes toward Appearance, Social Pressure and Stress on University Students' Body Figure Discrepancy  

Lee, Eunmi (Department of Nursing.The Research Institute for Basic Science, Hoseo University)
Kim, Yujeong (Department of Nursing.The Research Institute for Basic Science, Hoseo University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.12, 2017 , pp. 173-181 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of sociocultural attitude toward appearance, social pressure, and stress on university students' body figure discrepancy. A total of 363 students were recruited from a university in C and A city. Data were collected by self-reported questionnaires from Oct 27 to Dec 9, 2016. Statistical analyses of the collected data were conducted using SPSS 20.0 and consisted of descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression. A positive relationship was observed between body figure discrepancy and female's sociocultural attitude toward appearance (r=.406, p=.006), peer pressure (r=.197, p<.001), parental pressure (r=.176, p=.002), and stress (r=.218, p<.001). Body figure discrepancies increased with peer pressure (${\beta}=.159$, p=.007), stress (${\beta}=.186$, p=.002), and BMI (${\beta}=.186$, p=.002), and these factors accounted for 10.9% of the body figure discrepancy. To reduce body figure discrepancy, it is necessary to develop health education and promotion programs that enable university students to manage weight and stress for health maintenance and to have positive self-assessment without being hurt by other people's view or evaluation.
Keywords
Body Image; Self-Assessment; Stress; Young Adult; Attitude;
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