The Effects of Gender and Body Mass Index to Body Image

Mary Rachelle R Wapaño, PhD
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Mary Rachelle R Wapaño, PhD: Kinaadman Research Center, Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, Philippines

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 5, issue 5, 154-161

Abstract: This study is investigated how the body image of adolescents is affected by gender and body mass index and the interaction of both. The respondents of this study were 60 College freshmen undergraduate students. Convenience sampling was used in this study to get a preliminary gross estimate of results. Judgment sampling was also used in this study. To investigate the effects of gender and body mass and their interaction effects to body image, two-way analysis of variance was used. The results of this study supported the hypothesis that gender has an effect on body image regardless of body mass index. The resultsdid not support the hypotheses that body mass index has a significant effect on body image regardless of gender as well as the effect of gender on body image depends on body mass index. It is suggested that other anthropomorphic measures may be used, gender differences in body image also be further examined

Date: 2021
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