The Effects of Sociocultural Effects, BMI, Body Image, and Self-Esteem on Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescents
AUTHOR : 김해란
INFORMATION : page. 1~19 / 2012 Vol.19 No.3
ABSTRACT
The findings of this study indicate that self-esteem is an important predictor of body dissatisfaction and
peer and media effects and appearance evaluation and orientation were observed to have direct effects as
well as indirect effects on levels of body dissatisfaction. Moreover, these results suggest future directions of
education and programs which may be helpful for adolescents who exhibited body dissatisfaction and show
the systematic process of the effects of sociocultural effects, BMI, body image, and self-esteem on body
dissatisfaction. This study examines how sociocultural effects, BMI, body image, and self-esteem influence
body dissatisfaction in adolescents. 418 adolescents were asked to respond to items regarding a number of
variables. To analyze the effects of sociocultural effects(media, parents, peer effects), BMI, body image
(appearance evaluation, appearance orientation), and self-esteem on body dissatisfaction, AMOS 18.0 was
utilized for path analysis. As a result of this analysis, 13 of 21 paths were categorized as significant and
the variables of four areas all influenced either directly or indirectly on the question of body dissatisfaction.