Idealized beauty, tendency to be influenced by external factors and self-esteem: On youth's body satisfaction

• Main Authors: Gonzalez, Tanya, Inocencio, Samantha, Reyes, Paola
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Body image > Social aspects; Self-esteem; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6401
• Institution: De La Salle University

Past studies have proven that idealized beauty, socio-cultural factors and self-esteem affect one's body satisfaction. The researchers investigated as to which factor (idealized beauty, external factors and self-esteem) significantly contribute to body satisfaction. Three hypotheses were formed...