ERIC Number: EJ1414070
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: EISSN-1940-1639
Exploring the Role of Faith Community Involvement, Loneliness, and Sociocultural Pressures on Body Dissatisfaction among College Students
Taylor Danielle Akason; Cindy Miller-Perrin
Journal of College and Character, v25 n1 p83-99 2024
This study examined how faith community interaction and faith community harmony relate to both state and trait body dissatisfaction, loneliness, and sociocultural pressures on appearance among college undergraduates. Participants (N = 1519) were college undergraduate students attending a private university in California. Participants included 546 males and 973 females, ranging in age from 18 to 23 years (M = 19.79, SD = 1.354). Participants completed an online survey that included measures of faith community interaction and harmony, loneliness, body dissatisfaction, and sociocultural pressures on appearance. Hierarchical regressions found that faith community harmony and faith community interaction predicted loneliness and body dissatisfaction, while only faith community harmony predicted sociocultural pressures on appearance. The implications of these findings for college students are discussed.
Descriptors: College Students, Religious Factors, Psychological Patterns, Social Isolation, Self Concept, Human Body, Student Satisfaction, Social Influences, Social Support Groups
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A