Body image

SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT OF BODY DISSATISFACTION AND

POSSIBILITIES OF VIBROACOUSTIC THERAPY IN DIMINISHING

BODY DISSATISFACTION

EHA RÜÜTEL

Tallinn 2004

TALLINNA PEDAGOOGIKAÃœLIKOOL SOTSIAALTEADUSTE DISSERTATSIOONID

TALLINN PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY DISSERTATIONS ON SOCIAL SCIENCES 14

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tallinn Pedagogical University, Tallinn,Estonia.

CONTENTS

LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS ………………………………………………………………………. 4

INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5

1. ASSESSMENT OF BODY DISSATISFACTION …………………………………………………….. 7

2. CULTURAL AND GENDER ASPECTS OF BODY DISSATISFACTION ………………… 8

2.1. Cross-cultural similarities in body dissatisfaction ………………………………………………… 8

2.2. Gender differences in body dissatisfaction …………………………………………………………… 9

3. RELATIONS BETWEEN BODY DISSATISFACTION, BODY WEIGHT,

AND WEIGHT LOSS BEHAVIOUR………………………………………………………………………. 9

4. THE SOCIOCULTURAL BACKGROUND OF BODY IDEALS………………………………. 11

4.1. The role of media in body dissatisfaction ……………………………………………………………. 11

4.2. Appearance in the context of sex role concerns……………………………………………………. 12

5. STABILITY AND CHANGE OF BODY IMAGE ……………………………………………………. 13

5.1. Relations between age and body ideals……………………………………………………………….. 13

5.2. Age, body image and self-esteem ………………………………………………………………………. 14

6. POSSIBILITIES OF VIBROACOUSTIC THERAPY IN DIMINISHING BODY

DISSATISFACTION…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17

CONCLUSIONS……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19

REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20

KEHAGA RAHULOLEMATUSE SOTSIAALKULTUURILINE KONTEKST

NING VIBROAKUSTILISE TERAAPIA VÕIMALUSED KEHAGA

RAHULOLEMATUSE LEEVENDAMISEKS. KOKKUVÕTE…………………………………….. 26

APPENDIX : DATA OF ESTONIAN SAMPLE………………………………………………………….. 29