University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
Body Image. 2012 Sep;9(4):448-54. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.05.007. Epub 2012 Jun 28.
This study investigated the relationships between body surveillance, body shame, and contextual body image during sexual activity in American female college students of European, African, Asian, and Hispanic/Latina descent (N=1174). Responses to self-report questionnaires indicated that body surveillance and body shame were significantly positively correlated with contextual body concern during sexual activities for women of all ethnic groups. Examination of direct and indirect effects using structural equation modeling indicated that body shame partially mediated the relationship between body surveillance and contextual body image during sexual activity for the sample as a whole. However, multiple-group analyses (i.e., path invariance tests) showed that some of these relationships differed by ethnic group, with European American women reporting the strongest relationships. Study results generally support the mediational role of body shame, but highlight that the strength of these relationships and means may differ across ethnic groups.
本研究调查了美国欧洲裔、非裔、亚裔和西班牙裔/拉丁裔女性大学生在性活动中身体监控、身体羞耻感和情境身体意象之间的关系（N=1174）。对自我报告问卷的回答表明，对于所有族裔群体的女性，身体监控和身体羞耻感与性活动中的情境身体关注呈显著正相关。使用结构方程模型进行的直接和间接效应检验表明，身体羞耻感部分中介了身体监控和性活动中情境身体意象之间的关系。然而，多组分析（即路径不变性检验）表明，这些关系在某些方面因族裔群体而异，其中欧洲裔美国女性报告的关系最强。研究结果普遍支持身体羞耻感的中介作用，但也强调了这些关系的强度和方式可能因族裔群体而异。
