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Peer reviewedMukai, Takayo; Kambara, Akiko; Sasaki, Yuji – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1998
Compares body dissatisfaction, need for social approval, and eating disorders between Japanese and American college women. Japanese women express greater dissatisfaction with their body. Need for social approval predicted Japanese eating disorders, whereas body fatness was a significant predictor for American women. (MMU)
Descriptors: Body Image, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
