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KMID : 0385320220330030056
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Journal of Korean Psychoanalytic Society
2022 Volume.33 No. 3 p.56 ~ p.62
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The Association Between Higher Use of Projection and Negative Body Image in Korean Female Adolescents
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Choi Jae-Won
Lee So-Jin
Kim Bong-Jo
Lee Cheol-Soon
Cha Bo-Seok
Lee Dong-Yun
Seo Ji-Yeong
Lee Young-Ji
Lim Eun-Ji
Kang Nu-Ree
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Abstract
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Objectives: Negative body image is a known risk factor for eating disorders. The authors investigated whether specific defense styles and/or defense mechanisms are associated with body image dissatisfaction of Korean adolescents.
Methods: From August to November 2015, 1610 high school students participated in this study. They completed the Korean version of the Defense Style Questionnaire, Figure Rating Scale, Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale-Anxiety, sunlight exposure time from 10:00 to 15:00 on weekends, and reported their height and weight.
Results: A multiple linear regression analysis showed that immature defense style (β= 0.131, t=2.794, p=0.005) was significantly associated with negative body image after controlling for age, anxiety, sunlight expo- sure time on weekends (10:00 to 15:00), self-inhibiting defense style and conflict-avoiding defense style among female adolescents. Another multiple linear regression analysis showed that projection (β=0.159, t=4.030, p<0.001) was significantly associated with negative body image of female adolescents after adjusting for age, anxiety, sunlight exposure time on weekends, consumption, and omnipotence.
Conclusion: High projection was associated with negative body image among female adolescents. Decreasing projection through a psychotherapeutic approach to female adolescents may help achieve proper body image and this could prevent the development of eating disorders.
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KEYWORD
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Body image dissatisfaction, Projection, Female, Adolescents, Eating disorder
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