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families emphasized weight and appearance concerns more frequently when they were
younger than did women with lower BMI scores.
Number of diets an individual has attempted was correlated with Appearance
Evaluation subscale of the MBSRQ, r = -.42, p < .001. Caucasians who have attempted
more diets in the past evaluated their appearance more negatively than did women who
dieted less frequently. Past dieting was correlated with the Internalization subscale of
the SATAQ, r = .41, p < .001. Caucasian women who reported more past dieting were
more likely to internalize cultural beliefs of appearance and beauty than did women who
had dieted less. Past dieting was correlated with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, r =
-.28, p < .001. Women who had dieted more frequently in the past had lower self-
esteem than did women who had dieted less frequently. Past dieting was correlated
with the Appearance Weight Control subscale of the CFMQ, r = .44, p < .001.
Caucasian women who reported more past dieting appear to endorse that their families
emphasized weight and appearance concerns more frequently when they were younger
than did Caucasian women who reported less past dieting.
Demographic by Scale Analysis - Hispanic Sample
For Hispanic participants weight was correlated with the Appearance Evaluation
subscale of the MBSRQ, r = -.46, p < .001. Heavier Hispanic women evaluated their
appearance more negatively than lighter weight Hispanic women did. Weight was
correlated with Conflictual Independence from One's Father on the PSI, r= -.30, p <
.05. Heavier Hispanic women reported that they experience higher levels of guilt,
anxiety, or resentment in connection with their fathers than did Hispanic women who
weighed less. Weight was also correlated with the Appearance Weight Control subscale54
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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/m1/60/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .