• 한국의류학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.348-357
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• 2006

This study was designed to find out how the sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, BMI and body image of adult women affect their self-esteem. A questionnaire was prepared in the survey and a total of 456 adult women were selected by way of stratified random sampling. The research findings are as follows: 1. The sociocultural attitudes toward appearance were shown in two factors of 'internalization' and 'awareness'. The body image was shown in three dimensions of 'care for appearance', 'concern about weight', and 'appearance attractiveness'. 2. Internalization, recognition, and BMI influenced on 'care for appearance'. 'Concern about weight' was affected by internalization and BMI. Appearance attractiveness was affected only by BMI. 3. Adult women's self-esteem was influenced by appearance attractiveness, internalization, and care for appearance. 4. The behaviors of appearance management were differed according to the sociocultural attitudes towards appearance. Therefore, adult women form a higher degree of self-esteem is formed when they accept what they are regardless of their actual BMI and when they evaluate their body positively.

• 아동학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.27-42
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to examine: (1) the relationships among internalization of sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, body comparison, and body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls; and (2) whether or not body comparison mediates the relationship between internalization of sociocultural attitudes toward appearance and body dissatisfaction. The participants consisted of 291 girls from fifth through ninth grades. The data were collected by means of questionnaires given in classroom settings. The findings are as follows: there are significant bivariate correlations among internalization of sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, body comparison, and body dissatisfaction. Furthermore, body comparison partially mediates the relationship between internalization of sociocultural attitude towards appearance and body dissatisfaction. These results seem to indicate that the idea that there are multiple standards of beauty and individuality for every person should be promoted, and this in turn could lower the risk of body dissatisfaction among adolescent girls.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.65-77
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• 2008

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of eating disorder belief and sociocultural attitudes towards appearance on female high school students' eating attitude. Questionnaires regarding eating disorder belief, sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, and eating attitude were administered to 900 1st and 2nd grade female high school students in Gyeonggi Province. Finally 875 questionnaires were collected and statistically analyzed through Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, factor analysis, Pearson's correlation analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression. The main results of the study were as follows: 1) Eating disorder belief, sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, and eating attitude revealed a positive correlation. 2) While control over eating, weight/shape as a means to acceptance, internalization, and awareness were significant predictors of drive for thinness, control over eating, internalization, and weight/shape as a means to acceptance were significant predictors of bulimia. 3) Internalization had a moderating effect on the relationship between eating disorder belief and eating attitude (drive for thinness, bulimia).

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.756-766
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• 2012

This study investigated the relationships among cognitive age, sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, and appearance management behaviors. This study gave a questionnaire survey to adults between the ages of 17 and 76 who lived in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions of South Korea. Data collected from the 296 respondents were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, and ANOVA. The sociocultural attitudes towards appearance (awareness and internalization) were significantly correlated with appearance management behaviors (weight training, skin care, hair care, make-up, and clothing selection). The cognitive age was significantly correlated with the sociocultural attitudes towards appearance and appearance management behaviors such as weight training and clothing selection.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.475-495
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• 2017

본 연구는 섭식장애 유병률이 가장 높게 나타나는 초기 성인기 여성을 대상으로 이들의 이상섭식 행동과 물질주의 그리고 기존 미디어 소비에 비해 적극적이지만 병리적인 미디어 소비 형태인 연예인 숭배와의 관련성을 검증하기 위해 실시되었다. 구체적으로 본 연구에서는 초기 성인기 여성의 물질주의 추구와 이상섭식행동의 관계에서 연예인 숭배와 외모에 대한 사회문화적 규범의 내재화가 순차적으로 매개할 것이라 가정하였다. 이를 검증하기 위해 서울 소재 대학에서 모집한 초기 성인기 여성 601명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였고 그 결과 본 연구의 가설은 지지되었다. 초기 성인기 여성의 물질주의 추구 성향이 높을수록 연예인을 병리적으로 추구하는 경향성이 커지고, 병리적 연예인 숭배 경향성이 클수록 외모에 대한 사회문화적 규범을 더 내재화하여 결국 사회문화적으로 인정받는 규범으로서의 외모에 도달하기 위해 자신의 신체를 통제하려는 시도인 이상섭식행동을 더 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 초기 성인기 여성의 이상섭식행동을 사회문화적 변인인 물질주의와 연예인 숭배를 통해 설명하여 이상섭식행동을 여성 개인 내적 문제로 접근하기보다 하나의 사회문화적 현상으로 접근한 의의가 있다.