Body Dissatisfaction, Need for Social Approval, and Eating Disturbances among Japanese and American College Women.

Mukai, Takayo; Kambara, Akiko; Sasaki, Yuji

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ERIC Number: EJ580876

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Publication Date: 1998

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Body Dissatisfaction, Need for Social Approval, and Eating Disturbances among Japanese and American College Women.

Mukai, Takayo; Kambara, Akiko; Sasaki, Yuji

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v39 n9/10 p751-763 Nov 1998

Compares body dissatisfaction, need for social approval, and eating disorders between Japanese and American college women. Japanese women express greater dissatisfaction with their body. Need for social approval predicted Japanese eating disorders, whereas body fatness was a significant predictor for American women. (MMU)

Descriptors: Body Image, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Eating Disorders, Females, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Eating Disorder Inventory

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