@article{32d5261be0b44adab7397936e94117dc,
title = "Thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction in Sri Lankan adolescents",
abstract = "In this study, a survey of Sri Lankan adolescents explored relationships between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction—issues that have received greater research attention in East Asia and the West. Girls scored lower in thin-ideal internalization and awareness and higher in self-esteem compared to boys; however, unlike in previous studies, body dissatisfaction did not differ significantly by gender. Hierarchical linear multiple regression analyses revealed that self-esteem moderated the relationship between thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction among girls, but this was not observed for boys. Self-esteem as a protective factor against body dissatisfaction among Sri Lankan female adolescents was confirmed.",
keywords = "body dissatisfaction, gender differences, self-esteem, Sri Lanka, thin-ideal internalization",
author = "Mika Omori and Yoko Yamazaki and Noriko Aizawa and Zoysa, {Piyanjali de}",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/ or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Global Center of Excellence Program “Science of Human Development for Restructuring the {\textquoteleft}Gap-Widening Society{\textquoteright}” at Ochanomizu University. Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Global Center of Excellence Program “Science of Human Development for Restructuring the {\textquoteleft}Gap-Widening Society{\textquoteright}” at Ochanomizu University. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2016.",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/1359105316637665",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
pages = "1830--1840",
journal = "Journal of Health Psychology",
issn = "1359-1053",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",
number = "14",
}