| Title |
Influences of peers’ and family members’ body shapes on perception of body image and desire for thinness in Japanese female students
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Women's Health, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijwh.s82193 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tomoki Mase, Kumiko Ohara, Chiemi Miyawaki, Katsuyasu Kouda, Harunobu Nakamura |
| Abstract |
The present study investigated the influence of peers' and family members' body shapes on the perception of body image and desire for thinness in Japanese female students. The study included 342 female, Japanese university students between the ages of 18 years and 22 years. They completed an anonymous questionnaire, which included questions related to anthropometry and body perception. Eating behavior was assessed by the Japanese version of the Eating Attitude Test-26. Many students overestimated their body shape (81.2% of underweight students and 74.6% of normal students) and had a desire for thinness (41.0% of underweight students, 88.2% of normal students, and 100% of overweight students). One of the main reasons for the overestimation of their body shape was comparison with others. Participants who were interested in a friend's body shape were almost three times more likely to have a desire for thinness than those who were not interested in a female friend's body shape (odds ratio: 3.06, P=0.014). The results indicate a possibility that a female Japanese student's young female friends' body shapes, influences her desire for thinness or her perception of her own body shape. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 44 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 18% |
| Unknown | 13 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 25% |
| Psychology | 10 | 23% |
| Sports and Recreations | 2 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 34% |
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