title: Thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction in Sri Lankan adolescents.
abstract: In this study, a survey of Sri Lankan adolescents explored relationships between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction-issues that have received greater research attention in East Asia and the West. Girls scored lower in thin-ideal internalization and awareness and higher in self-esteem compared to boys; however, unlike in previous studies, body dissatisfaction did not differ significantly by gender. Hierarchical linear multiple regression analyses revealed that self-esteem moderated the relationship between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction among girls, but this was not observed for boys. Self-esteem as a protective factor against body dissatisfaction among Sri Lankan female adolescents was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Ochanomizu University, Japan.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.affiliation: 1 Ochanomizu University, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.affiliation: 1 Ochanomizu University, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Piyanjali de
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zoysa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001364:Awareness; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013188:Sri Lanka; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Sri Lanka; body dissatisfaction; gender differences; self-esteem; thin-ideal internalization