Japanese Women
· Research study conducted of the Western Beauty ideal in the development of eating disorders in the Japanese culture.
· Participants reported that the Japanese female body ideal was thinner than the American female body ideal.
· Japanese men preferred an even thinner female body.
· Rising rate of female disorders in Japan.
· Japanese women prefer a slimmer body ideal than their western counterparts.
· Perceived overweight status found to interact with perfectionism to predict bulimic symptoms.
· Perfectionism is a highly valued trait in Japanese society.
· Japanese women who perceive themselves to be overweight could be at an increased risk for developing an eating disorder.
Asian Women
· Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating are common in some East Asian countries.
· Studies suggest that the role of ethnic, cultural, and attitudinal variables in body dissatisfaction may be as strong in Asian societies.
· Body dissatisfaction has a broad range of influences originating in social and cultural mileu, as opposed to influences present within the individual.
· Two influential western theories that emphasize the importance of social and cultural influences:
-Feminist theory- emphasizes cultural and social influences, but views these influences as manifestations of social control intended to oppress women and strengthen patriarchal social structures.
-Sociocultural theory- has identified western media as the primary source of body dissatisfaction.
Chinese Women
· Study evaluated the roles of exposure of Western culture and language choice and gender differences in disordered eating symptom in Chinese women.
· Results found that Caucasian women had higher levels of body dissatisfaction than Chinese women.
· Women of both ethnicities reported higher levels of disordered eating symptoms and body dissatisfaction than men.
· Research study conducted of the Western Beauty ideal in the development of eating disorders in the Japanese culture.
· Participants reported that the Japanese female body ideal was thinner than the American female body ideal.
· Japanese men preferred an even thinner female body.
· Rising rate of female disorders in Japan.
· Japanese women prefer a slimmer body ideal than their western counterparts.
· Perceived overweight status found to interact with perfectionism to predict bulimic symptoms.
· Perfectionism is a highly valued trait in Japanese society.
· Japanese women who perceive themselves to be overweight could be at an increased risk for developing an eating disorder.
Asian Women
· Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating are common in some East Asian countries.
· Studies suggest that the role of ethnic, cultural, and attitudinal variables in body dissatisfaction may be as strong in Asian societies.
· Body dissatisfaction has a broad range of influences originating in social and cultural mileu, as opposed to influences present within the individual.
· Two influential western theories that emphasize the importance of social and cultural influences:
-Feminist theory- emphasizes cultural and social influences, but views these influences as manifestations of social control intended to oppress women and strengthen patriarchal social structures.
-Sociocultural theory- has identified western media as the primary source of body dissatisfaction.
Chinese Women
· Study evaluated the roles of exposure of Western culture and language choice and gender differences in disordered eating symptom in Chinese women.
· Results found that Caucasian women had higher levels of body dissatisfaction than Chinese women.
· Women of both ethnicities reported higher levels of disordered eating symptoms and body dissatisfaction than men.