Predicts the Factors Influencing on Behavior of Body Management in Female Students (Original Research)

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relation between body management and body satisfaction, diversityism, modernity, attention-drawing and distinction-seeking and sought to identify the predictability degree of these variables through quantitative and survey methods as well as questionnaire tool. Their effects on body management are considerable since they play an important role in society and in family. The tendency of young girls to control their weight, to be in shape; to consume cosmetics increases day-to-day. Theoretical framework of research was a compilation of theories of Sociology and Psychology. The statistical population consisted of female students of Payame Noor University of Abade in the academic year 2014-2015. In this study, 150 questionnaires were distributed among the students and 130 samples were selected, which were thirty times more than the main variables of the study. Pearson Correlation was used for data analysis and stepwise multiple regression was used to predict. Previous studies were reviewed for determining different dimensions of body management, which finally were summarized in characteristics: personal and health care (alpha= 0.81); interest in fitness (alpha= 0.70); weight control (alpha= 0.80). Totally, body management was assessed by 36 items in which Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.79. The results showed that diversityism (t=4.182), distinction-seeking (t=3.866) and modernity (t=3.879) were related to body management directly and positively and were not related to body satisfaction and attention-drawing. Finlay Stepwise regression results showed that there was Correlation between diversityism and body management in female students. At this stage, the coefficient of determination (R2) was 0.120 and in the second stage, with the introduction of modernity, the coefficient of determination (R2) was equal to 0.164, which explained about 17% of body management changes. Despite the primary assumption, body satisfaction and drawing attention were not in significant relationship with body management.

Journal

Title: Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention

Abbreviated Title: CSWHI

Publisher: Journal of Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention

ISSN (Print): 2222386X

ISSN (Electronic): 20769741

Publication date Created: December 28 2017

Publication date (Print): December 28 2017

Volume: 8

Issue: 4

Pages: 61-68

Article

DOI: 10.22359/cswhi_8_4_07

Copyright statement: © 2017

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