The Interaction Effects of Age and Body Size on Body Appreciation and Health-Related Behaviors

• Lee, Minsun ^[1] ; Lee, Hyun-Hwa ^[2]
  1. [1] Konkuk University

     Konkuk University

     Corea del Sur

     
  2. [2] Inha University

     Inha University

     Corea del Sur

     
• Localización: International Journal of Psychological Research, ISSN 2011-2084, ISSN-e 2011-2084, Vol. 15, Nº. 2, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Vol. 15, No. 2), págs. 34-43
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.21500/20112084.5490
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Los efectos de interacción de la edad y tamaño corporal en los comportamientos relacionados con la salud y la apreciación corporal
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• Resumen
  • español

    Mientras que las asociaciones entre edad, tamaño corporal, (in)satisfacción corporal y comportamiento del control del peso han sido bien documentadas, existe poca investigación sobre cómo la combinación de edad y el tamaño corporal se relacionan con la apreciación corporal y las intenciones de comportamiento relacionadas con la salud. El propósito de este estudio es identificar las asociaciones de edad, tamaño corporal y sus interacciones con la apreciación corporal e intenciones de comportamiento relacionadas con la salud entre mujeres coreanas. Se adoptó un diseño de investigación multisectorial con un método de muestreo de conveniencia. Utilizando un cuestionario en línea, se recopilaron datos completos sobre apreciación corporal, intenciones de comportamiento relacionadas con la salud, tamaño corporal, altura, peso y edad de 531 mujeres coreanas adultas entre los 20 y los 77 años. Utilizando resultados promedio para cada variable, se realizó una serie de análisis de regresión jerárquica para identificar las contribuciones relativas de las variables predictivas sobre cada variable de criterio. Los términos de interacción significativos fueron examinados más a fondo utilizando el PROCESO macro en SPSS. En general, las mujeres coreanas mayores fueron halladas más propensas a tener una imagen corporal positiva y menores niveles de intenciones de comportamiento esforzado por un cuerpo saludable que las mujeres más jóvenes. Este estudio confirmó la contribución relativa del tamaño corporal subjetivo para explicar los comportamientos y percepciones relacionadas con el cuerpo de las mujeres, en comparación con sus IMC reales.

  • English

    Whilst the associations among age, body size, body (dis)satisfaction, and weight management behavior have been well documented, there is little research on how the combination of age and body size is related to body appreciation and health-related behavioral intentions. The purpose of this study is to identify the associations of age, body size, and their interactions with body appreciation and health-related behavioral intentions among Korean women. A cross-sectional research design was adopted with a convenience sampling method. Using an online survey questionnaire, complete data on body appreciation, health-related behavioral intentions, body size, height, weight, and age were collected from 531 Korean adult women aged 20-77 years. Using average scores for each variable, a series of hierarchical regression analyses were performed to identify the relative contributions of predictor variables on each criterion variable. The significant interaction terms were further examined using the PROCESS macro in SPSS. Overall, older Korean women were found to be more likely to have a positive body image and lower levels of behavioral intentions towards striving for a healthy body than younger women. This study confirmed the relative contribution of subjective body size in explaining women’s body-related perceptions and behaviors, as compared to their actual BMI.

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