Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.
Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia; School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.
Body Image. 2023 Dec;47:101633. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101633. Epub 2023 Oct 6.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the tripartite influence model of body image and disordered eating among 12-18-year-old girls (N = 900) living in Australia (n = 184), China (n = 293), India (n = 223), and Iran (n = 200). Participants completed measures about appearance pressures from family, peers, and media, thin-ideal internalization, appearance comparisons, appearance satisfaction, and disordered eating. Results indicated that media- pressures were most salient in Australia, whereas Iranians perceived family pressures to be the strongest. Indians felt the most pressure to look attractive from their family and peers, whereas Chinese felt similar levels of pressure from family, peers, and media. Path analyses suggested direct associations from one or more sociocultural factors to appearance satisfaction or disordered eating, with indirect paths via thin-ideal internalization and appearance comparisons emerging in all countries. Certain sociocultural factors contributed more strongly to the internalization of ideals and appearance comparisons within some countries. Multigroup path analyses demonstrated some cross-cultural variations in the strength of the pathways. Findings extend cross-cultural support for a modified tripartite influence model emphasizing culture-based specificities that can further guide preventative efforts to improve body image and eating attitudes among young girls in these four countries.
本研究旨在评估身体意象和饮食失调的三方影响模型，研究对象为年龄在 12-18 岁的澳大利亚（n=184）、中国（n=293）、印度（n=223）和伊朗（n=200）的女孩。参与者完成了关于来自家庭、同伴和媒体的外貌压力、理想化内部化、外貌比较、外貌满意度和饮食失调的测量。结果表明，媒体压力在澳大利亚最为明显，而伊朗人则认为家庭压力最强。印度人感到来自家庭和同伴的最大压力是要看起来有吸引力，而中国人则感到来自家庭、同伴和媒体的压力相似。路径分析表明，一个或多个社会文化因素与外貌满意度或饮食失调有直接关联，而在所有国家都出现了通过理想化内部化和外貌比较的间接关联。某些社会文化因素在某些国家对理想化和外貌比较的内化有更强的影响。多组路径分析显示，这些路径的强度在跨文化上存在差异。研究结果进一步支持了一个经过修正的三方影响模型，该模型强调了文化特异性，这可以进一步指导预防工作，以改善这四个国家年轻女孩的身体意象和饮食态度。
