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Establishing a positive body image is a critical factor for adolescents’ physical and mental health as it leads to sustainable individual growth and development throughout their lives. Therefore, possible personality traits need to be examined for their capability as protective factors for a healthy body image. The current study examined how one internal personality trait (self-concept clarity) and three external factors (tripartite influence from media, parents, and peers) are associated with adolescents’ internalization of the thin-body ideal and body esteem in a sample of Korean adolescents (N = 1127). Self-concept clarity was identified as a powerful factor that is positively related with body esteem. The results showed that greater self-concept clarity, lower tripartite influences and thin body internalization were related to greater body esteem. Gender differences were found in the relationships between body esteem and the predictor variables. The implications of the findings and future research directions are discussed.
Sukkyung You; Kyulee Shin. Body Esteem among Korean Adolescent Boys and Girls. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2051 .
AMA StyleSukkyung You, Kyulee Shin. Body Esteem among Korean Adolescent Boys and Girls. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (7):2051.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukkyung You; Kyulee Shin. 2019. "Body Esteem among Korean Adolescent Boys and Girls." Sustainability 11, no. 7: 2051.
In the literature, teacher self-efficacy has been found to increase teachers’ effective teaching strategies and students’ positive learning outcomes in inclusive education, which highlights the importance of identifying and fostering factors associated with increased self-efficacy. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to examine the relations between teachers’ demographic and background variables (i.e., age, teaching experience, and training experience), teachers’ beliefs toward inclusive education, and teachers’ self-efficacy. Specifically, this study aimed to test the mediating effects of teachers’ beliefs toward inclusive education on the relations between teachers’ demographic and background variables and their self-efficacy using structural equation modeling (SEM). Teacher beliefs toward inclusive education included the effectiveness of inclusive education on the social and cognitive development of children with disabilities and on non-disabled students’ understanding of the needs of children with disabilities. Results indicated that whereas teacher age and teaching and training experiences had no direct relations with teachers’ self-efficacy in inclusive education, teaching and training experiences had significant indirect relations with their self-efficacy through their beliefs toward inclusive education. Implications and future directions are discussed.
Sukkyung You; Eui Kyung Kim; Kyulee Shin. Teachers’ Belief and Efficacy Toward Inclusive Education in Early Childhood Settings in Korea. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1489 .
AMA StyleSukkyung You, Eui Kyung Kim, Kyulee Shin. Teachers’ Belief and Efficacy Toward Inclusive Education in Early Childhood Settings in Korea. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (5):1489.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukkyung You; Eui Kyung Kim; Kyulee Shin. 2019. "Teachers’ Belief and Efficacy Toward Inclusive Education in Early Childhood Settings in Korea." Sustainability 11, no. 5: 1489.
Sociocultural pressures to be thin and exercise frequency have been reportedly related to female adolescents’ body esteem in previous research. Using 490 female middle school students in Korea, this study examined the mediating role of thin-ideal internalization on the relationships of sociocultural pressure (i.e., parental, peer, and media) and exercise frequency to body esteem. The results indicated that parental pressure only had a direct relationship with body esteem, but no indirect relationship. Media pressure, peer pressure, and exercise frequency were indirectly, but not directly, related to body esteem through thin-ideal internalization. The implications and future directions of research are discussed.
Sukkyung You; Kyulee Shin; Eui Kyung Kim. The Effects of Sociocultural Pressures and Exercise Frequency on the Body Esteem of Adolescent Girls in Korea. Journal of Child and Family Studies 2017, 27, 26 -33.
AMA StyleSukkyung You, Kyulee Shin, Eui Kyung Kim. The Effects of Sociocultural Pressures and Exercise Frequency on the Body Esteem of Adolescent Girls in Korea. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2017; 27 (1):26-33.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukkyung You; Kyulee Shin; Eui Kyung Kim. 2017. "The Effects of Sociocultural Pressures and Exercise Frequency on the Body Esteem of Adolescent Girls in Korea." Journal of Child and Family Studies 27, no. 1: 26-33.
Physically active leisure plays a key role in successful ageing. Exercise beliefs are one of the key predictors of exercise behavior. We used structural equation modeling to assess the plausibility of a conceptual model specifying hypothesized linkages among middle aged adults perceptions of (a) exercise beliefs, (b) physical exercise behavior, and (c) subjective well-being. Four hundred and two adults in South Korea responded to survey questions designed to capture the above constructs. We found that physically active leisure participation leads to subjective well-being for both middle aged males and females. However, the males and females exercised for different reasons. The females exercised for the sake of their physical appearance and mental and emotional functioning, whereas the males exercised for the sake of their social desirability and vulnerability to disease and ageing. Based on our results, we suggest that males tend to show higher social face sensitivity, while females show more appearance management behavior. Based on these findings, we discussed the implications and future research directions.
Sukkyung You; Kyulee Shin. Relationships among exercise beliefs, physical exercise, and subjective well-being: Evidence from Korean middle-aged adults. Health Care for Women International 2017, 38, 1263 -1274.
AMA StyleSukkyung You, Kyulee Shin. Relationships among exercise beliefs, physical exercise, and subjective well-being: Evidence from Korean middle-aged adults. Health Care for Women International. 2017; 38 (12):1263-1274.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukkyung You; Kyulee Shin. 2017. "Relationships among exercise beliefs, physical exercise, and subjective well-being: Evidence from Korean middle-aged adults." Health Care for Women International 38, no. 12: 1263-1274.
For many years, body dissatisfaction and mental health were thought of as Western phenomena and were studied mostly in Caucasian women. Recent studies, however, suggest that these issues are also present in men and in other ethnic groups. This study examined the association between body dissatisfaction and mental health outcomes, with personality traits and neuroticism playing possible predictive roles, using a Korean sample. A total of 545 college students, from five private universities in South Korea, completed assessment measures for depression, self-esteem, neuroticism, and body esteem scales. After controlling for covariates including body mass index and exercise time, body dissatisfaction was seen to play a mediating role between neuroticism and mental health outcomes. Differences between the sexes were also found in this relationship. For men, body dissatisfaction acted as a mediator between neuroticism and depression. For women, body dissatisfaction acted as a mediator between neuroticism and both depression and self-esteem.
Sukkyung You; Kyulee Shin. Body Dissatisfaction and Mental Health Outcomes Among Korean College Students. Psychological Reports 2016, 118, 714 -724.
AMA StyleSukkyung You, Kyulee Shin. Body Dissatisfaction and Mental Health Outcomes Among Korean College Students. Psychological Reports. 2016; 118 (3):714-724.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukkyung You; Kyulee Shin. 2016. "Body Dissatisfaction and Mental Health Outcomes Among Korean College Students." Psychological Reports 118, no. 3: 714-724.
This study examined the association among body image, self-esteem, and body image and depression in a sample of 3658 Korean adolescents (male 53.4 %). The extant research on these relationships have been conducted primarily on samples from Western countries, where although thinness is similarly pursued findings have limited generalizability due to differences in societal context. Participants from South Korea completed assessment measures of body image, self-esteem, and depression. Hierarchical regression analyses were used across three BMI groups (underweight N = 1293, normal weight N = 1627, and overweight groups N = 486). Various group differences were found in the relationships. After controlling for covariates age, amounts of exercise and subjective perceptions of health, body image was found to have significant effects on both self-esteem and depression. Implications and future research directions based on the findings are discussed.
Sukkyung You; Kyulee Shin; Ann Y. Kim. Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Depression in Korean Adolescents. Child Indicators Research 2016, 10, 231 -245.
AMA StyleSukkyung You, Kyulee Shin, Ann Y. Kim. Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Depression in Korean Adolescents. Child Indicators Research. 2016; 10 (1):231-245.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukkyung You; Kyulee Shin; Ann Y. Kim. 2016. "Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Depression in Korean Adolescents." Child Indicators Research 10, no. 1: 231-245.
This research investigated the differential effects of sociocultural pressures from media, peers, and parents on the thin ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction of 472 Korean female college students using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that after controlling for body mass index and exercise, media pressure exerted the largest effects, followed by peer pressure and parental pressure, on thin ideal internalization, and in turn, body dissatisfaction. Furthermore, parent and media pressures were found to exert direct effects on body dissatisfaction as well as indirect effects through thin ideal internalization. The results and implications of the study are discussed.
Kyulee Shin; Sukkyung You; Euikyung Kim. Sociocultural pressure, internalization, BMI, exercise, and body dissatisfaction in Korean female college students. Journal of Health Psychology 2016, 22, 1712 -1720.
AMA StyleKyulee Shin, Sukkyung You, Euikyung Kim. Sociocultural pressure, internalization, BMI, exercise, and body dissatisfaction in Korean female college students. Journal of Health Psychology. 2016; 22 (13):1712-1720.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKyulee Shin; Sukkyung You; Euikyung Kim. 2016. "Sociocultural pressure, internalization, BMI, exercise, and body dissatisfaction in Korean female college students." Journal of Health Psychology 22, no. 13: 1712-1720.