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ISSN Print: 2394-7500, ISSN Online: 2394-5869, CODEN: IJARPF

IMPACT FACTOR (RJIF): 8.4

Vol. 8, Issue 3, Part F (2022)

Role of gender in socio-cultural attitude and physical anxiety towards appearance

Role of gender in socio-cultural attitude and physical anxiety towards appearance

Author(s)
Archisha Arora, Sukriti Julka, Kavya Malhotra, Dr. Namita Tayal and Dr. Virendra Pratap Yadav
Abstract
The present study was carried out to analyse the role of gender in socio-cultural attitude and physical anxiety towards appearance. Body of research suggests that body image related appearance plays an important role in personality development, self-concept and self-esteem. The physical appearance is influenced by various factors like media, peer group, family, culture, and personality. In the pretext of these influences and cultural context, it was rationalized that the variables have differential impacts on the appearance with special reference to gender. For the present research, 150 participants comprising 75 males and 75 females ranging from 18 to 24 years were administered Socio-Cultural Attitude Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-4) and the Physical Appearance State and Trait Attitude (PASTAS) scale. To investigate the role of gender, the t-test was performed on the data using SPSS-21. Results indicate that males and females differ significantly on different dimensions of SATAQ for say, Internalization: muscular/athletic, pressure: media, family, and peers as well on the physical appearance related trait anxiety. It is also indicated that females tend to show a significantly higher trait anxiety in comparison to their male counterpart. Females are observed to be more affected by the pressures of media and family while males are affected by the internalization: muscular/ athletic and by peer pressures. The study has an implication in understanding the dynamics of gender and socio-cultural aspects in shaping and modifying the appearance related attitude.
Pages: 468-472  |  445 Views  64 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Archisha Arora, Sukriti Julka, Kavya Malhotra, Dr. Namita Tayal, Dr. Virendra Pratap Yadav. Role of gender in socio-cultural attitude and physical anxiety towards appearance. Int J Appl Res 2022;8(3):468-472.
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