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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
The attractive female body weight and female body dissatisfaction in 26 countries across 10 world regions: Results of the international body project I
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Volume 36, No. 3, Year 2010
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Description
This study reports results from the first International Body Project (IBP-I), which surveyed 7,434 individuals in 10 major world regions about body weight ideals and body dissatisfaction. Participants completed the female Contour Drawing Figure Rating Scale (CDFRS) and self-reported their exposure to Western and local media. Results indicated there were significant cross-regional differences in the ideal female figure and body dissatisfaction, but effect sizes were small across high-socioeconomic-status (SES) sites. Within cultures, heavier bodies were preferred in low-SES sites compared to high-SES sites in Malaysia and South Africa (ds = 1.94-2.49) but not in Austria. Participant age, body mass index (BMI), and Western media exposure predicted body weight ideals. BMI and Western media exposure predicted body dissatisfaction among women. Our results show that body dissatisfaction and desire for thinness is commonplace in high-SES settings across world regions, highlighting the need for international attention to this problem. © 2010 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Swami, Viren
United Kingdom, London
University of Westminster
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Help University
Frederick, David A.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
United States, Alexandria
National Science Foundation
Aavik, Toivo
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Alcalay, Lidia
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Allïk, Jüri
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Anderson, Donna
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Andrianto, Sonny
Indonesia, Yogyakarta
Universitas Islam Indonesia
Arora, Arvind
India, Dehradun
Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust
Brännström, Åke
Austria, Laxenburg
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Cunningham, John
Australia, Sydney
Macquarie University
Danel, Dariusz P.
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Doroszewicz, Krystyna
Poland, Warsaw
Swps Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
Forbes, Gordon B.
United States, Decatur
Millikin University
Furnham, Adrian F.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Greven, Corina U.
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Halberstadt, Jamin
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Hao, Shuang
Unknown Affiliation
Haubner, Tanja
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Hwang, Choon Sup
South Korea, Seoul
Kyung Hee University
Inman, Mary
United States, Holland
Hope College
Jaafar, Jas Laile Suzana Binti
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaya
Johansson, Jacob
Austria, Laxenburg
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Jung, Jaehee
United States, Newark
University of Delaware
Keser, Aşkin
Turkey, Izmir
Kocaeli Üniversitesi
Kretzschmar, Uta
Germany, Chemnitz
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Lachenicht, L. G.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Li, Norman P.
United States, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
Singapore, Singapore City
Singapore Management University
Locke, Kenneth D.
United States, Moscow
University of Idaho
Lönnqvist, Jan Erik
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Lopez, Christy
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Loutzenhiser, Lynn
Canada, Regina
University of Regina
Maisel, Natalya C.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
McCabe, Marita
Australia, Geelong
Deakin University
McCreary, Donald R.
Canada, St. Catharines
Brock University
Canada, Toronto
York University
McKibbin, William F.
United States, Boca Raton
Florida Atlantic University
Mussap, Alex
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Neto, Félix
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
Nowell, Carly
Australia, Geelong
Deakin University
Alampay, Liane Peña
Philippines, Quezon City
Ateneo de Manila University
Pillai, Subash K.
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaya
Pokrajac-Bulian, Alessandra
Croatia, Rijeka
University of Rijeka
Proyer, René T.
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Quintelier, Katinka
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Ricciardelli, Lina A.
Australia, Geelong
Deakin University
Rozmus-Wrzesinska, Malgorzata
Poland, Wroclaw
University of Wroclaw
Ruch, Willibald F.
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Russo, Timothy
United States, Moscow
University of Idaho
Schütz, Astrid
Germany, Chemnitz
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Shackelford, Todd K.
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Shashidharan, Sheeba
India, Dehradun
Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust
Simonetti, Franco
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Sinniah, Dhachayani
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Swami, Mira
India, Dehradun
Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust
Vandermassen, Griet
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
van Duynslaeger, Marijke
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Verkasalo, Markku
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Voracek, Martin
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Yee, Curtis K.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Zhang, Echo Xian
Unknown Affiliation
Zhang, Xiaoying
United Kingdom, Loughborough
Loughborough University
Zivcic-Becirevic, Ivanka
Croatia, Rijeka
University of Rijeka
Statistics
Citations: 628
Authors: 61
Affiliations: 44
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0146167209359702
ISSN:
01461672
e-ISSN:
15527433
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Female