title: Facets of acculturation and their diverse relations to body shape concern in Fiji.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study examines the relation between acculturation and body shape concern in Fiji--a society undergoing rapid social change.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were from two cohorts of ethnic Fijian girls and women collected in 1998 (n = 115). A factor analysis was performed to identify dimensions of acculturation. The association of these with body shape concern was examined with linear regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three dimensions of acculturation were identified. Multiple linear regression models demonstrated that each of these dimensions of acculturation had a unique relation to body shape concern. The adjusted R(2) for the fully adjusted model relating acculturation to body concern was 0.63, indicating a substantial degree of shared variation between measures of body shape concern and measures of acculturation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acculturation may have a strong impact on body shape concern in Fiji. However, acculturation is a multidimensional construct and does not likely have a monolithic relation to body shape concern.
authors.affiliation: Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. abecker@partners.org
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fay
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gilman
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Striegel-Moore
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005367:Fiji; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012922:Social Change; D013008:Somatotypes / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires