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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Sociocultural pressure"”.
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Correlates of Body Image of Undergraduate Females Attending Andrews University
… such as ethnic identity, religious commitment, sociocultural pressure, and internalization of the thinness ideal were also explored.</p> <p>Results: Results of this study indicated that low ratings on Sociocultural Pressure and Internalization of the Thinness Ideal were related to positive body …
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Investigation into the relationship between disturbed eating patterns and pressure to achieve in female students
… past decade. It has been hypothesised that the sociocultural pressure on women living in Western cultural environments to maintain a low body weight had contributed to this increase. This study explored the hypothesis that young females under pressure to be thin because of professional …
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College Women and Disordered Eating Symptomatology: A Relational-Cultural Perspective
… and self-silencing, to a model examining the sociocultural, personal, and relational factors that predict disordered eating. In addition, narrative responses were collected to examine who in participants' lives most strongly influenced, both positively and negatively, their body image and …
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The Antecedents and Consequences of Body Image Dissatisfaction: A Structural Modeling Analysis and a Controlled Laboratory Task
… Inventory, the Parent Involvement Scale, the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale-Revised, the Perceived Sociocultural Pressure Scale, and the Symptoms Checklist 90-Revised.</p> <p>In addition, a laboratory-based, controlled experiment was used to investigate the role of social …
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Examining the relationship between coping strategies and positive body image among older women
… and positive rational acceptance), perceived sociocultural pressures, and positive body image in a sample of women aged 50 and older (N=164). The role of coping strategies as a moderator in the relationship between perceived sociocultural pressures and positive body image was also examined. …
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The influence of sociocultural and interpersonal factors on body image disturbance and unhealthy dieting in female adolescents
… disturbance and unhealthy dieting, in which sociocultural pressure and interpersonal influences are prominent. However, there is still no clear understanding of how these influences interrelate or how they impact upon body image disturbance and unhealthy dieting. In addition, very little …