Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Anthropology, Leninskie Mount Street, 1, p. 12, Moscow, 119234, Russia
Khafizova Ainur A., ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4764-6792; aya.khafizova@gmail.com; Negasheva Marina A., D.Sci., Prof., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7572-4316; negasheva@mail.ru.
Material and methods. In this study, we used data collected during the comprehensive anthropological examination and psychological testing of 502 young males and females aged from 17 to 25 years, conducted in Moscow and Tiraspol in May–December 2018. The research program included anthropometric measurements and assessment of body composition components. Body dissatisfaction was evaluated using the silhouette figure rating scale proposed by Stunkard. The SIBID questionnaire was used to assess negative emotions or experiences about one’s physical appearance arising in specific situational contexts. The BIQLI questionnaire was used to measure the impact of feelings about one’s appearance on a variety of life Results. Body dissatisfaction was observed among 66,7% of females (82,9% of them were dissatisfied due to the real or seeming excess weight) and 68,5% of males (56,7% of them were dissatisfied due to the real or seeming thinness). Females were more critical of their bodies than males (p<0,001); the different aspects of women’s social functioning are more affected by their physical appearance. Body dissatisfaction was positively correlated with BMI, body circumferences and body fat mass. Correlation coefficients values revealed a moderate relationship and varied from 0,4 to 0,6. The results indicate those male and female participants experiencing similarly high levels of body dissatisfaction which means that both sexes are under increasing socio-cultural pressure. The combined variability of morphological parameters and self-esteem indicators is associated with gender-based physical appearance standards of modern western society. Conclusion. The conducted study revealed a pattern of combined variability of morphological parameters and self-esteem indicators in the examined group of young adults: as BMI, body circumferences, body fat mass increase, appearance dissatisfaction increase; individuals with smaller height demonstrate lower appearance self-esteem; with the increase of body mass and body fat mass increase of negative impact of appearance self-esteem on the quality of life can be seen in both sexes.
anthropology; anthropometry; psychology; morphological features, body mass index; physical attractiveness; appearance self-esteem
DOI: 10.32521/2074-8132.2019.3.025-041
Цит.: Khafizova A.A., Negasheva M.A. The influence of somatic features on appearance self-esteem and body dissatisfaction in young adult men and women // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2019; 3/2019; с. 25-41
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