The role of body dissatisfaction and peer groups influence on publicity, aesthetic models, and dieting influences

Sol M Bermúdez-Bautista; Karina Franco-Paredes; Georgina Alvarez-Rayón; Rosalía Vázquez-Arévalo; Xochitl López-Aguilar; María T Ocampo Téllez-Girón; Adriana Amaya-Hernández; Juan M Mancilla-Díaz

2009, Number 1

Rev Mex Invest Psic 2009; 1 (1)

The role of body dissatisfaction and peer groups influence on publicity, aesthetic models, and dieting influences

Bermúdez-Bautista SM, Franco-Paredes K, Álvarez-Rayón G, Vázquez-Arévalo R, López-Aguilar X, Ocampo Téllez-Girón MT, Amaya-Hernández A, Mancilla-Díaz JM

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ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to asses the role of body dissatisfaction and influence of peer groups on influence of advertising, influence of social models and dieting behaviors in 130 female students. The students completed the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), and the Questionnaire on Influence on Body Shape Model (CIMEC in Spanish). The mean age of total sample was 19.4 (ED = 1.3) years. The participants were divided in four groups accordance with scores obtained in the BSQ and the CIMEC. The data suggest that the influence of peer groups could be an important factor in interaction with body dissatisfaction, in the natural development of eating disorders.