The Study of Relationship Between Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, Demographic Factors and Weight Control Dimension of Body Management in the Light of Perspectives Based on Teaching Consumption Culture’s Models (Case Study: Female Students in Islamic Azad University of Tabriz)

Subject Areas : Educational Psychology

Narmineh Moeinian ¹ , Hossein Banifatemeh ² , Mohammad Bagher Alizadeh Aghdam ³ , Mohammad Abbaszadeh ⁴

1 - Ph.D. student, Department of Developmental and Economic Sociology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
2 - 1- Professor, Department of Developmental and Economic Sociology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
3 - 3- Professor, Department of Developmental and Economic Sociology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
4 - 4- Professor, Department of Developmental and Economic Sociology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.

Received: 2020-05-23 Accepted : 2020-08-01 Published : 2020-12-20

Keywords: self-esteem, self-concept, Body Management, body satisfaction, weight control,

Abstract :

From the pre-modern times to the present day, there have been major changes in the meaning of body, ideal body and aesthetic interventions in the body. As the body and its related standards become valuable, people's self-concept is increasingly tied to it and the people's social status, identity and prestige are defined by their physical qualities. Therefore, due to the importance of the above mentioned relationship, this study was conducted with a survey method to assess the relationship between different dimensions of self-concept and weight control dimension of body management among female students of the Tabriz Azad University in 2018-2019. The present study is a quantitative, cross-sectional study and it was conducted by using a questionnaire tool. The sample includes 384 students using Cochran formula. The results of the research show that a large number of the sample population (% 63.3) has a great tendency to control their weight to prevent overweight. Also, there was a significant inverse correlation between body satisfaction and BMI. It means that as body mass index (BMI) increases, body satisfaction decreases. Also, students' self-esteem decreases with the assumption of obesity, and a significant inverse correlation was seen between self-esteem affected by obesity and the amount of weight controlling activities. They indicate that the students give much more value (mean=74.75) to aesthetic body care.