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Cultural influences on body dissatisfaction, body change behaviours and disordered eating of Japanese adolescents
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posted on 2012-01-01, 00:00 authored by M Brokhoff, Alexander MussapAlexander Mussap, David MellorDavid Mellor, Helen Skouteris, L Ricciardelli, M McCabe, Matthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczMatthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczWe administered a paper-and-pencil questionnaire to 133 female and 99 male Japanese high school students 13–18 years old (M = 15.9, SD = 1.57) from the Kansai area to examine cultural influences on their body image and body change behaviours. Our aim was to ascertain the independent and combined influences from traditional Japanese, modern Japanese, and Western values. Cluster analyses identified four ‘acculturative’ groups: ‘anti-modern’, ‘traditional’, ‘pro-modern/anti-traditional’, and ‘pro-Western/anti-Japanese’. Pro-modern and pro-Western adolescents were most dissatisfied with their bodies, and pro-Western adolescents were also most likely to attempt weight loss. The results demonstrate the value of assessing cultural interactions in Japan along three dimensions.
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Asian journal of social psychologyVolume
15Issue
4Pagination
238 - 248Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing AsiaLocation
Richmond, Vic.Publisher DOI
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1367-2223eISSN
1467-839XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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