A study of mass media impact on eating disorder: a path analysis study of the mediator variables of social comparison, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem and the mediator variable of body image self-discrepancy

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dc.contributor.author Shanaree Laohapongphan
dc.contributor.author Baluw, Jon
dc.contributor.author Rosechongporn Komolsevin
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dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract This study aims to investigate a causal relationship between mass media exposure to thinness ideal, and eventually, leading to eating disorder. The participants are 1,064 female undergraduate students age between 18-23 years in Bangkok. Survey questionnaire is the key methodology for data gathering and apply Structural Equation Models (SEM) for statistical analysis. The study comprises 2 phases; phase 1 is a psychometric properties test of instrument translation for Comparison to Models Survey (CMS) and Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), from English to Thai. The analysis of reliability, convergent validity, and discriminate validity showed good internal validity and its support to apply in Thai context. Phase 2 is designed to test a direct and indirect causal relationship between mass media impact and its influence on eating disorder, being mediated by social comparison, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem. The path analysis of study model via SEM confirmed that mass media impact has both direct and indirect influence on eating disorder when mediated by those three mediators. Phase 3 is involved the level of self-discrepancy as a moderating factor to investigate its relationship between mass media impact and eating disorder. en_US
dc.format.extent 14 pages en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf en_US
dc.identifier.citation Scholar: Au Graduate School of Education Journal 7, 2 (2015), 175-188 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1906-6406
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.au.edu/handle/6623004553/18019
dc.language.iso eng en_US
dc.publisher Digital Production Press, Assumption University en_US
dc.rights This work is protected by copyright. Reproduction or distribution of the work in any format is prohibited without written permission of the copyright owner. en_US
dc.subject Mass media en_US
dc.subject Eating disorder en_US
dc.subject Social comparison en_US
dc.subject Body dissatisfaction en_US
dc.subject Self-esteem en_US
dc.subject Body image self-discrepancy en_US
dc.subject.other Scholar: -- AU Graduate School of Education Journal
dc.subject.other Scholar: -- AU Graduate School of Education Journal -- 2015
dc.title A study of mass media impact on eating disorder: a path analysis study of the mediator variables of social comparison, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem and the mediator variable of body image self-discrepancy en_US
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