Gender and Cultural Differences in the Relationships between Self-Esteem Contingency, Body Talk, and Body Esteem
This study analyzed the positive and negative body talk of male and female adolescents cross-culturally with an emphasis on the role of appearance-contingent and others’ approval-contingent self-worth. A cross-national survey in Austria, Belgium, Spain, and South Korea among 12- to 16-year-olds (982...
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| description | This study analyzed the positive and negative body talk of male and female adolescents cross-culturally with an emphasis on the role of appearance-contingent and others’ approval-contingent self-worth. A cross-national survey in Austria, Belgium, Spain, and South Korea among 12- to 16-year-olds (982 female and 993 male) found that (1) positive body talk was positively related and negative body talk was negatively related to body esteem; (2) appearance contingency was positively related to negative body talk; (3) appearance contingency increased positive body talk among girls (except Korean girls); and (4) contingency on other’s approval increased positive body talk among boys in all four countries. Overall, gender differences were more prominent than cultural differences and positive body talk was instrumental in promoting adolescents’ body esteem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27cc49844ef54f8a8faae2fa04e61f1b2023-11-22T22:55:12ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-11-01811100910.3390/children8111009Gender and Cultural Differences in the Relationships between Self-Esteem Contingency, Body Talk, and Body EsteemJounghwa Choi0Yoojin Chung1Hye Eun Lee2Michael Prieler3Department of Advertising & Public Relations, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, KoreaDepartment of Communication & Media, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 04315, KoreaDepartment of Communication & Media, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 04315, KoreaMedia School, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, KoreaThis study analyzed the positive and negative body talk of male and female adolescents cross-culturally with an emphasis on the role of appearance-contingent and others’ approval-contingent self-worth. A cross-national survey in Austria, Belgium, Spain, and South Korea among 12- to 16-year-olds (982 female and 993 male) found that (1) positive body talk was positively related and negative body talk was negatively related to body esteem; (2) appearance contingency was positively related to negative body talk; (3) appearance contingency increased positive body talk among girls (except Korean girls); and (4) contingency on other’s approval increased positive body talk among boys in all four countries. Overall, gender differences were more prominent than cultural differences and positive body talk was instrumental in promoting adolescents’ body esteem.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/11/1009contingency of self-esteembody talkbody esteemgenderculture |
| spellingShingle | Jounghwa Choi Yoojin Chung Hye Eun Lee Michael Prieler Gender and Cultural Differences in the Relationships between Self-Esteem Contingency, Body Talk, and Body Esteem Children contingency of self-esteem body talk body esteem gender culture |
| title | Gender and Cultural Differences in the Relationships between Self-Esteem Contingency, Body Talk, and Body Esteem |
| title_full | Gender and Cultural Differences in the Relationships between Self-Esteem Contingency, Body Talk, and Body Esteem |
| title_fullStr | Gender and Cultural Differences in the Relationships between Self-Esteem Contingency, Body Talk, and Body Esteem |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender and Cultural Differences in the Relationships between Self-Esteem Contingency, Body Talk, and Body Esteem |
| title_short | Gender and Cultural Differences in the Relationships between Self-Esteem Contingency, Body Talk, and Body Esteem |
| title_sort | gender and cultural differences in the relationships between self esteem contingency body talk and body esteem |
| topic | contingency of self-esteem body talk body esteem gender culture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/11/1009 |
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