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|a Thin body ideal and culture : a comparison of body dissatisfaction in three populations : Anglo-Americans, Greek-Americans and Greek-Cypriots |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Miami, Fla. : |b Barry University, |c 2007. |
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|a 84 leaves : |b ills. ; |c 28 cm |
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|a Barry University Theses -- College of Arts and Sciences – Psychology. |
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|a Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2007. |
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|a Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-71). |
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|a Copyright Patrisia Nikolaou. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. |
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|a Culture has been found to be a significant contributing factor in the development of eating disorders. The current research investigates the role that cultural standards of thinness play in body dissatisfaction by exploring the effects of the “thin body ideal” internalization across three cultures: Anglo-American, Greek American and Greek Cypriot. The influence of family relations and cultural eating habits upon cultural awareness norms and the thin body ideal were also examined. A total of 160 female participants completed four questionnaires: Cultural Eating Questionnaire (CEQ) Eating Disorder Inventory -3 (EDI-3), Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ) and Family Environmental Scale (FES) by Moos and Moos, (1974) A total of 77 of the participants were Greek-Cypriots, 27 were Greek-Americans, and 55 were Anglo-Americans. The findings of this study contradict Twamley and Davis’ (1999) sociocultural model. Analyses, however, indicated that thin body ideal internalization did predict a portion of body dissatisfaction among all three groups. Thin body ideal internalization was responsible for 24 % of the body dissatisfaction reported by Anglo Americans, for 30 % of the body dissatisfaction reported by Greek Americans and for 14 % of the body dissatisfaction reported by Greek Cypriots. In addition, the results of the current study indicated the awareness of sociocultural norms significantly predicted the thin body ideal internalization only for the Greek-Cypriots and Anglo-Americans. According to the findings of the current study, the proportion of thin body ideal internalization accounted for by awareness for Anglo Americans was 24%, for Greek Americans was 2% and among Greek-Cypriots was 11%. Participants in the current study indicated awareness of society’s preference for a thin body. As evidenced by the results, the awareness of society’s demands for a thin body is partially the reason why the participants internalized these beliefs. The findings of this study using Anglo-Americans, Greek Americans and Greek-Cypriots, supported the assumption of the effects of thin body ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction to be an universal effect. The current study also assessed family interpersonal relationships upon cultural eating for moderator effects between the relationship of the awareness of sociocultural norms and the thin body ideal internalization. The findings did not support cultural eating and family interpersonal relationships as significant moderator effects. Family conflict was, however, found to have a moderator effect only among the GreekCypriots. Contrary to what was predicted, the three groups were found to have similar levels of body dissatisfaction. The inability to replicate the findings of previous studies regarding a mediational model was explained by the small sample size. It was noted that further research assessing a sociocultural model among different cultures could lead to a deeper understanding of the extent to which individuals are aware of their culture’s thinness norms and how these norms affect body dissatisfaction. Thus knowledge could then be used in the treatment of eating disorders. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Barry University, |d 2020. |f (Barry University Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Barry University Archives and Special Collections. |
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|a Eating disorders in women. |
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|a Eating disorders |x United States. |
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|a Eating disorders |x Mediterranean Region. |
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|a Theses and Dissertations. |
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|a BUDC |c Theses and Dissertations |
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