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How do environment, social influence, and cultural identity impact body satisfaction for African American women?

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	How do environment, social influence, and cultural identity impact body satisfaction for African American women?/
Author:	Powell, Carol Lynne.
Description:	116 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-04, Section: B, page: 2069.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International63-04B.
Subject:	Psychology, Clinical. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3048970
ISBN:	0493633669

How do environment, social influence, and cultural identity impact body satisfaction for African American women?
Powell, Carol Lynne.

How do environment, social influence, and cultural identity impact body satisfaction for African American women? - 116 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-04, Section: B, page: 2069.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Lehigh University, 2002.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of environment, social influence and cultural identity on body satisfaction for African American (AA) women. One hundred eighty-three African American undergraduate women from predominantly Black or predominantly White college environments were surveyed. The hypothesis for this study predicted that AA women who do not internalize the culturally influenced body ideals of the dominant (i.e., White) society would demonstrate healthier body-related attitudes. These healthier attitudes would be reflected in greater body satisfaction, less vigilant attitudes regarding the drive for thinness, and more tolerance for larger body sizes and heavier weights. Numerous researchers have documented societal vigilance regarding women's weight and size, and images of extreme thinness, which prevail in White culture. It was expected that cultural identity and environment would moderate the effects of societal influence for AA women. The following instruments were administered: The African American Acculturation Scale—Revised; the African American Identity Attitudes Scale; the Drive for Thinness and Body Dissatisfaction subscales (EDI - 2); the Appearance Evaluation, Body Areas Satisfaction, Overweight Preoccupation, and Subjective Weight subscales (MBSRQ); the Visual Rating Scale; the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance; and a demographics questionnaire. Results supported the hypotheses that cultural identity and environment may serve as protective factors against negative body image. Women from the Black campus environments, who identified as traditionally AA were less vigilant regarding drive for thinness. This group also indicated a trend of greater body satisfaction. However, these results need to be interpreted with caution, as this group had lower mean BMIs. This finding creates a possible confound in this study. An assessment of the level of acceptance or rejection of culturally-bound features of African Americans revealed unexpected results. AA women from the predominantly White campuses indicated greater acceptance for AA features than those from predominantly Black campus environments. Limitations of the current study and future directions for research are addressed.

ISBN: 0493633669Subjects--Topical Terms:

524864
Psychology, Clinical.

How do environment, social influence, and cultural identity impact body satisfaction for African American women?
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