| Media exposure, internalization of the thin ideal, and body dissatisfaction: Comparing Asian American and European American college females. | |
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PMID: 21775227 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Internalization of the thin ideal mediates the media exposure-body dissatisfaction relation in young adult European American females. There is little related research on Asian Americans. We used structural equations modeling to test: (1) whether media exposure was associated with body dissatisfaction in Asian American young adult females, (2) internalization of the thin ideal mediated any such association, and (3) whether the mediational model provided equivalent fit for European American and Asian American samples. Participants were 287 college females (154 Asian Americans, 133 European Americans). Internalization of the thin ideal explained the media exposure-body dissatisfaction association equally well for both groups. Results suggest that Asian Americans may be employing unhealthy weight control behaviors, and may be prone to developing eating disorders, at rates similar to European American young adult females. Clinicians need to screen carefully for body dissatisfaction, unhealthy weight control behaviors, and eating disorders in Asian American females. |
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Mahsa Nouri; Laura G Hill; Joan K Orrell-Valente |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-18 |
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Title: Body image Volume: - ISSN: 1873-6807 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101222431 Medline TA: Body Image Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States. |
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