The UCLA body project II: Breast and body dissatisfaction among African, Asian, European, and Hispanic American college women

被引：54

作者：

Forbes, Gordon B. ^{[1
]}

Frederick, David A. ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Millikin Univ, Dept Psychol, Decatur, GA USA

[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Psychol, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA

[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Ctr Culture Brain & Dev, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA

[4] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Ctr Behav Evolut & Culture, Los Angeles, CA USA

来源：

SEX ROLES | 2008年 / 58卷 / 7-8期

关键词：

breast dissatisfaction; body dissatisfaction; body image; ethnicity;

D O I：

10.1007/s11199-007-9362-6

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Breast and global body dissatisfaction were examined in Asian (n=237), European (n=196), Hispanic (n=109), and African (n=58) American college women. Asian American women reported the lowest body satisfaction on the Appearance Evaluation Scale (Cash, T. F. The multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire users' manual: 3rd revision, 2000) and greatest breast dissatisfaction on one of two breast dissatisfaction measures. Ethnic differences in breast dissatisfaction, but not in body dissatisfaction, disappeared when body size (BMI) was statistically controlled. Results were consistent with research showing that (1) ethnic differences in body dissatisfaction are small, (2) studies of ethnic differences must include appropriate controls for total or specific body size, and (3) Asian college women report lower global body satisfaction than women of African, European, or Hispanic heritage.

引用

页码：449 / 457

页数：9

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