title: The tripartite influence model of body image and eating disturbance: a replication with a Japanese sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the tripartite influence model of body image and eating disturbance as a viable sociocultural explanation for the development of eating and body image problems with young Japanese females.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 289 Japanese female undergraduates completed a variety of measures designed to index family, peer, and media influences, as well as levels of body dissatisfaction, eating disturbances, and self-esteem.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The data were evaluated with structural equation modeling to test the tripartite model. Fit indices indicated a moderate fit to the overall tripartite model, replicating previous findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that the sociocultural variables found to influence body image and eating disturbances in Japan are similar to those observed with US samples. The implications for prevention and intervention programs are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamiya
authors.forename: Hemal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shroff
authors.forename: J Kevin
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003469:Culture; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires