Acculturation and Sociocultural Influences as Predictors of Family Relationships and Body Image Dissatisfaction in African American, Hispanic American, and European American Women Page: 37
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the Psychological Separation Inventory, the Childhood Family Mealtime Questionnaire,
the Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale, the Minority Majority Relations Survey, and a
demographic questionnaire created by this researcher. In order to give information
about ethnicity, participants self-identified their ethnic group on the demographic
questionnaire included in the study packet. The open-ended demographic questions
that were answered by participants provided information relating to exclusion criteria,
which were ethnicities other than Caucasian, Hispanic, and African American and
individuals over the age of thirty. Individuals matching these exclusion criteria were not
included in data analysis.
Measures
The Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire - Appearance Scales
(MBSRQ-AS) (Cash, 1990).
The MBSRQ-AS consists of five subscales including Appearance Evaluation,
Appearance Orientation, Overweight Preoccupation, Self-Classified Weight, and Body
Areas Satisfaction Scale (BASS). The respondent is asked to rate and evaluate her
satisfaction with various aspects of her appearance. Using a 5 point Likert scale ranging
from "Definitely Disagree" to "Definitely Agree." High scores on the Appearance
Evaluation and Body Areas Satisfaction Scale designate satisfaction with one's physical
appearance while low scores indicate dissatisfaction in this area. High scores on the
Appearance Orientation scales indicate preoccupation or self-awareness in one's
behavior and engagement in associated grooming behaviors. High scores on the
Overweight Preoccupation and Self-Classified Weight subscales suggest concerns of
being overweight or identifying oneself as overweight, respectively. The Cronbach's37
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Garcia-Rea, Elizabeth Ann. Acculturation and Sociocultural Influences as Predictors of Family Relationships and Body Image Dissatisfaction in African American, Hispanic American, and European American Women, dissertation, December 2006; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5463/m1/43/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .