Vol 7, No 1, 2008 pp. 55-61
UDC 159.923.2-055.2(497.15)
BODY DISSATISFACTION – IS AGE A FACTOR?
Šejla Šerifović Šivert1, Osman
Sinanović2
1University of Tuzla, Department of
Pedagogy-Psychology, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
E-mail: sejla.serifovic@gmail.com
2University of Tuzla, Faculty of Medicine,
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Body dissatisfaction can be defined as a perceptive component of body image,
as a difference between ideal body and a current body size. Body dissatisfaction
is present not only in women who have eating disorders but in non-clinical
population as well and to such extent that many American psychologists
consider it a normative aspect of women's identity. The goal of this study
was to investigate the presence of body dissatisfaction in non-clinical
population of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to determine the differences
in the level of body dissatisfaction between younger and mature women.
It was predicted that body dissatisfaction would be present in women regardless
of their age and that young women would demonstrate higher levels of body
dissatisfaction than older women. 215 women were divided into young (≥25)
and mature (≤40) groups and completed Stunkard's body figure rating scale
and a demographic questionnaire. Results were consistent with the hypothesis.
Women showed body dissatisfaction while age showed to be a significant
factor. Socio-cultural perspective on body dissatisfaction was used in
discussing the results.
Key words: body dissatisfaction,
body image, ideal body, thinness, body type.
NEZADOVOLJSTVO TELOM – IGRAJU LI GODINE
ULOGU?
Nezadovoljstvo telom možemo definisati kao perceptivni komponent bodi
imidža, kao razliku između idealnog tela i trenutne telesne veličine.
Nezadovoljstvo telom nije samo prisutno kod žena koje imaju poremećaje
hranjenja nego i kod nekliničke populacije žena, i to u tolikoj meri
da ga mnogi američki psiholozi smatraju normalnim aspektom ženinog identiteta.
Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati prisutnost nezadovoljstva telom
kod nekliničke populacije žena u Bosni i Hercegovini i utvrditi razlike
u nivou nezadovoljstva telom između mladih i zrelih žena. Pretpostavljeno
je da će nezadovoljstvo telom biti prisutno kod žena bez obzira na godine
ali da će mlade žene pokazati veći nivo nezadovoljstva nego zrele žene.
Učestvovalo je 215 žena, a bile su podeljene u dve grupe: mlade (≥25
godina) i zrele (≤40 godina). Sve učesnice su ispunile Stankardovu skalu
tjelesnih figura i demografski upitnik koji je kreiran za ovu priliku.
Rezultatima su potvrđene hipoteze. Žene su demonstrirale nezadovoljstvo
telom dok su se godine pokazale kao značajan faktor. Rezultati su diskutovani
koristeći socio-kulturološku teoriju nezadovoljstva telom.
Ključne reči: nezadovoljstvo
telom, bodi imidž, idealno telo, mršavost, telesni tip
