A Study On Factors Of Body Esteem Of College Students

Body esteem or satisfaction with physical appearance has been established as an important aspect of self-worth and mental health across the life span. It is related to self-esteem, sexuality, family relationships and identity. Given the fact that physical appearance is a multifaceted structural concept that depends, not only on inner-biological, but also a psychological and socio-cultural components, the purpose of this study was to examine variables that are related to and influenced by satisfaction with physical appearance.Study 1 edited objectified body consciousness scale (OBCS), the OBCS developed consists of three factors: the body surveillance subscale, the body shame subscale, the control beliefs subscale, assessed by investigating 228 college students.αcoefficients for above the 3 factors are 0.875,0.861,0.865. The OBCS is better validity and reliability, so it could be used widely in the practice of the evaluations of objectified body consciousness.Study 2 is attention the Predictors of body esteem in college students. Body mass index (BMI), objectified body consciousness, media influence, interaction anxiousness and self-acceptance were examined in correlation with physical appearance. College students (207 males and 225 females) completed scales of body esteem Scale, objectified body consciousness scale, interaction anxiousness scale, self-acceptance scale and the media influence scale. Each subject self-reported his/her weight and height and these were used to calculate weight/height ratio known as the body mass index. which was developed for this project.Differences between male and female perceptions of physical appearance in relationship to BMI were found: Among women, higher BMI were associated with lower scores on perceptions of physical appearance, whereas for males. BMI were not related to satisfaction with physical appearance. Females were affected by this...