title: Sociocultural pressure, internalization, BMI, exercise, and body dissatisfaction in Korean female college students.
abstract: This research investigated the differential effects of sociocultural pressures from media, peers, and parents on the thin ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction of 472 Korean female college students using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that after controlling for body mass index and exercise, media pressure exerted the largest effects, followed by peer pressure and parental pressure, on thin ideal internalization, and in turn, body dissatisfaction. Furthermore, parent and media pressures were found to exert direct effects on body dissatisfaction as well as indirect effects through thin ideal internalization. The results and implications of the study are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Anyang University, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyulee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: 2 Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea.
authors.forename: Sukkyung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: 3 North Carolina State University, USA.
authors.forename: Euikyung
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005008:Ethnopsychology; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D010379:Peer Group; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: body dissatisfaction; body mass index; exercise; sociocultural factors; thin body internalization