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all the racial groups, families that emphasized weight and appearance at mealtimes
were more likely to have daughters who internalized sociocultural views of
attractiveness and also exhibited lower self-esteem. Likewise, for all the racial groups
internalization was associated with lower self-esteem. Finally, problems relating to
conflictual independence were noted for each of the ethnic groups for families that
emphasized appearance and weight concerns. This finding will be discussed in more
detail below with each ethnic group separately.
For the overall sample, the Appearance Evaluation subscale was positively
correlated with the Conflictual Independence and negatively with Attitudinal
Independence from One's Father subscales of the PSI, r= .13, p < .05, and r= -.19, p <
.001, but was not significantly related to the same scale for mothers. This result
suggests that women who evaluated their appearance more negatively exhibited more
guilt, anxiety, or resentment in connection to their fathers and less independence from
their fathers with the domains of attitudes and beliefs. Finally, the Appearance
Evaluation subscale was correlated with the Acculturation subscale of the MMRS, r=
.18, p < .01. Women who evaluated their appearance more negatively endorsed higher
levels of acculturation or assimilation to Anglo culture than did women who viewed their
appearance more positively.
The Internalization subscale of the SATAQ was correlated with the Rosenberg
Self-Esteem Scale, r = -.42, p < .001. Women who internalize sociocultural views of
thinness and appearance had lower self-esteem than women who rejected these
beliefs. The Internalization subscale of the SATAQ was negatively correlated with the
Conflictual Independence from One's Mother but not Father subscale of the PSI, r= -58
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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/m1/64/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .