Evaluative concerns and personal standards perfectionism as predictors of body dissatisfaction in Asian and European American female college students |
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| Authors: | Edward C. Chang Tina Yu Olivia D. Chang Zunaira Jilani |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAchangec@umich.edu;3. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA;4. Research in Action Academy?, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTObjectives: The present study examined perfectionism (viz, evaluative concerns and personal standards) and ethnicity as predictors of body dissatisfaction in female college students. Participants: Participants were 298 female college students sampled by December of 2013. Methods: A self-report survey with measures of body dissatisfaction, perfectionism, and demographics was conducted. Results: Regression analyses indicated that evaluative concerns perfectionism (ECP) was a significant predictor of body dissatisfaction. The inclusion of ethnicity was found to further augment the prediction model. Moreover, we found support for an ECP × Ethnicity interaction effect in predicting body dissatisfaction. Specifically, among high-ECP female students, European Americans, compared with Asian Americans, reported the highest level of body dissatisfaction. Conclusion: High ECP represents a potential marker of body dissatisfaction in female college students. However, the presence of high ECP is a more critical predictor of body dissatisfaction in European American female students, compared with Asian American female students. |
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| Keywords: | Body dissatisfaction college students ethnicity females perfectionism |
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