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KMID : 0388320050120020206
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2005 Volume.12 No. 2 p.206 ~ p.214
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Body Esteem, Body Figure Discrepancy and Depression in Women College Students
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Lee Kyu-Eun
Yom Young-Hee
Kim Eun-Ju
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify body esteem, body figure discrepancy and depression in women college students.
Method: The data were collected during April and May, 2004 using a questionnaire. The participants were 364 women college students attending universities in Seoul and Gangwon-Do.
Results: The BMI for under weight, normal weight and overweight for the college women were 49.2%, 48.3%, 2.5% respectively. But 52.6% of the students perceived themselves as obese and only 11.5% described themselves as being ’thin’. The mean scores for BMI, body esteem, body figure discrepancy and depression were 20.11±2.20, 2.36±.79, 1.07±.58 and 1.20±.48 respectively. Significant difference was found in body esteem score (F=26.389, p<.0001) and body figure discrepancy (F=64.167, p<.0001) according to BMI scores. There were negative correlations between body esteem and body figure discrepancy (r=-.582, p=.0001), between body esteem and depression (r=-.120, p=.028), between body esteem and BMI (r=-.422, p=.0001), and a positive correlation between body figure discrepancy and BMI (r=.630, p=.0001). Factors such as body figure discrepancy, BMI and depression explained 36.7% of the variance in students’ body esteem.
Conclusion: This study suggests that an intervention program is necessary for women college students to increase their body?esteem.
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KEYWORD
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BMI, Body esteem, Body figure discrepancy, Depression, College student
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