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- Title
Media influence and body satisfaction among adolescent females, Minia, Egypt.
- Authors
Mostafa, Eman Sameh Mohammed; Eshak, Ehab Salah; Seedhom, Amany Edward; Ghazawy, Eman Ramadan
- Abstract
Aim: Body dissatisfaction is an important component of a variety of prevalent health problems. This study aimed to assess the media influences on body dissatisfaction among female college students.Subjects and methods: This study included a sample of 408 adolescent females who were chosen randomly from Minia University and completed a survey using the the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale (SATAQ-4) and Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) in the period from 1 March to 1 April 2017. In addition, their body mass index (BMI) was measured.Results: It was found that adolescents who showed marked concern with body shape had higher SATAQ-4 scores. The independent variables (BMI, SATAQ total score and its subscales) explained 58% of the variance in body shape dissatisfaction. The most significant predictors of body dissatisfaction were BMI and subjective feelings of media pressure to have an ideal appearance (β = 0.38 and 0.31, respectively).Conclusion: There was a relation between media influence and body dissatisfaction in this sample of Egyptian female students. Media literacy training could represent a promising approach to eating and body disturbance prevention.
- Subjects
EGYPT; BODY image; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); PSYCHOLOGY of college students; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; ADOLESCENT health; BODY mass index; SOCIAL media; CROSS-sectional method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Public Health (09431853), 2018, Vol 26, Issue 6, p625
- ISSN
0943-1853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10389-018-0914-8