The Relationships among Perception of Body Image, a Desire for Thinness, and Dieting Behavior in Young Females in Japan
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53317#.VLyl58nQrzE Author(s) Tomoki Mase 1 , Chiemi Miyawaki 2 , Kumiko Ohara 3,4 , Harunobu Nakamura 3* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Childhood Education, Kyoto Seibo College, Kyoto, Japan . 2 Department of Early Childhood Education, Heian Jogakuin (St. Agnes’) College, Kyoto, Japan . 3 Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan . 4 Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan . ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship among body image perceptions, a desire for thinness, and dieting behavior in young females in Japan. The subjects were 302 Japanese female university students (age 19.9 ± 1.4 years). An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted between July and August 2011. The questionnaire clarified the subjects’ physical stat...