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The Formation Mechanism Of Female Body Image

Posted on:2009-08-07Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J X FengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360245476724Subject:Development and educational psychology
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Body image is a psychological concept that refers to an individual's mental representation of his or her own body.The social comparison theory considers motivation as the essential factor informing body image.Sociocultural theory insists media,parents,peers and health experts as the primary transfering means.Body image interventions include physical status changing Strategies and cognitive-behavioral body-image therapy.As Questionnaires measurement is used as the primary method,we selected 659 females as subjects,who come from Nanjing,Nanchang,Shijiazhuang and Changsha etc.We chose Physical Self-Descriptive Questionnaire(PSDQ),self acceptance questionnaire(SAQ)and BMI as our research measurement.The conclusions are as follows:1.The reliability and validity test results showed that PSDQ has good enough structure validity,theoretical validity and internal consistency,and besides,factor analysis of the results support the scale of the 11 dimensions that the scale as multi-dimensional multi-level model,we can use PSQD as effective tool on behalf of the body image for our study.2.There is significant positive correlation between Reality female body mass index and body mass index expected,positive correlation between Reality female body mass index and body mass index expected.There is significant positive correlation between Reality female body mass index and body mass index expected,positive correlation between Reality female body mass index and body mass index expected.There is significant positive correlation between Reality female body mass index and body mass index expected,positive correlation between Reality female body mass index and body mass index expected.3.There are significant deviations expectations among Female body mass indexes.4.The ideal female body image is chose as picture2,which BMI=17.34.There are significant differences between body mass index;Famale BMI grows up in a fluctuations state with ages.5.Female feel Satisfied with their body images.There are negative correlation between BMI and bodv image.In the normal body mass index range,the higher the individual's body mass index is.the lower body image scores. 6.Building the model of Female body image.consider elf-acceptance,body image and self-evaluation as structural model of influencing factors.And body mass index variables play an intermediary role.Self-evaluation affected body image directly and through the intermediary role of BMI on the latter indirectly.
Keywords/Search Tags:body image, body focused anxiety, cognitive-behavioral, ideal-thin, body-image theorapy
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