Relationship Between Sociocultural Pressures and Body Dissatisfaction Among Female University Students in Batam
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.220304.004How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Sociocultural pressures; body dissatisfaction; female university students
- Abstract
The globalization and rapid advancement of Indonesia’s economic and technological states have resulted in the exposure of Western beliefs, attitudes, and practices, including the messages of the thin ideal, spread in the entire country’s areas. This study aims to identify the relationship between sociocultural pressures and body dissatisfaction among female university students in Batam, as well as to identify the level of sociocultural forces and body dissatisfaction among the samples. A total of 165 female university students in Batam aged 18 and 25 years participated in this study using convenient and snowball techniques. Sociocultural pressures were measured using Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire–4 (SATAQ-4), while body dissatisfaction was assessed using Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BES-AA). The result confirmed a significant positive relationship between the dimensions of sociocultural pressures, namely family, peer, media pressure, and body dissatisfaction. Concurrently, a moderate level of sociocultural forces and body dissatisfaction were discovered. This paper ended with several limitations and recommendations that will contribute to university students, university, and future researchers.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Nadia E. Sari AU - Amalina Ibrahim AU - Wan Azam AU - Wan Yunus PY - 2022 DA - 2022/03/28 TI - Relationship Between Sociocultural Pressures and Body Dissatisfaction Among Female University Students in Batam BT - Proceedings of the 2nd World Conference on Gender Studies (WCGS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 21 EP - 34 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220304.004 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220304.004 ID - Sari2022 ER -