Relation Between Thin-Ideal Internalization and Drive for Thinness in Male and Female Adolescents

URAGAMI RYOKO, KOJIMA YAYOI, SAWAMIYA YOKO

doi:10.5926/jjep.61.146

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男女青年における痩身理想の内在化と痩身願望との関係についての検討
男女青年における瘦身理想の内在化と瘦身願望との関係についての検討
ダンジョセイネンニオケルソウシンリソウノナイザイカトソウシンガンボウトノカンケイニツイテノケントウ

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“Thin-ideal internalization” is a concept referring to the acceptance of specific cultural attractions and values about appearance to the point that they become incorporated into one’s own principles. The aim of the present study was to examine the relation between thin-ideal internalization and drive for thinness. Male (n=337) and female (n=248) undergraduates completed a questionnaire designed to investigate the relation between drive for thinness and personal traits that may mediate thin-ideal internalization, including the influence of media such as magazines, the need for praise, and self-esteem. The results indicated that drive for thinness had a strong association with personal traits through the mediation of thin-ideal internalization, regardless of gender. However, a male-female difference was found in whether personal traits were linked to drive for thinness directly or through the mediation of thin-ideal internalization. These results suggest that thin-ideal internalization is an important variable influencing drive for thinness, and that this may be related to a risk of eating disorders. Further empirical research should focus on thin-ideal internalization.

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The Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology

The Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology 61 (2), 146-157, 2013

The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology

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