Abstract
This study investigated the interrelationships between weight, weight dissatisfaction, restraint, and self-esteem in a group of young adult women and men. The subjects were students at the Flinders University of South Australia, whose student body consists of primarily local students from English-speaking backgrounds. A tentative causal model proposed actual overweight to lead to body dissatisfaction, which causes the person to diet, with the resulting failures leading to loss of self-esteem. This model was confirmed by path analysis for women, but not for men. In line with self-concept theory, subjective overweight was more strongly related to self-esteem for women than for men, with restraint mediating this relationship.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 319-330 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Sex Roles |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
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Publication status | Published - Mar 1994 |