| Relationships between Body Image Attitude and Its Correlates in Early Adolescence |
| Yun Joo Chyung |
| Department of Consumer & Child Studies, University of Incheon |
| Corresponding Author:
Yun Joo Chyung ,Tel: +82-32-835-8251, Fax: +82-32-835-8250, Email: ychyung@incheon.ac.kr |
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Received: January 30, 2010; Revised: February 4, 2010 Accepted: March 24, 2010. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among body image attitudes and their correlates in early adolescence. The participants were 614 adolescents. The results were as follows: 1) There were significant correlations among adolescents' body image evaluation, body image investment, body mass index, depression, perceptions of parental and peer influence, and awareness of media messages regarding physical appearance, 2) There were significant differences in depression, parents' influence, peer influence, and awareness of media messages regarding physical appearance between adolescents with higher body image investment and those with lower body image investment, and 3) Awareness of media messages regarding physical appearance was the most influential predictor of adolescents' body image investment. |
| Keywords:
BMI, self-esteem, depression, sociocultural influences, body image attitudes |
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