Body Image and the Asian Experience : Asians, Asian Americans, and Asian Diasporas Across the Globe / Hsiu-Lan Cheng and Yuying Tsong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheng, Hsiu-Lan, author.

Tsong, Yuying, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Body image.

Asians--Psychology.

Asians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Academic Press, [2025]

Summary:

Individuals of Asian descent are a demographic often overlooked in mainstream body image scholarship.Historically, body image concerns were thought to only affect white, upper-to-middle-class women in North America and Western Europe.However, empirical data accumulated in recent decades have subverted this myth.

Contents:

Intro

Body Image and The Asian Experience: Asians, Asian Americans, and Asian Diasporas Across the Globe

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

About the authors and contributors

About the authors

About the contributors

Foreword

Chapter 1: Body image: Past, current, and a need to focus on the Asian experience

Introduction

A brief history of body image scholarship

The need for a book on body image and the Asian experience

Section 1: Historical and new theoretical perspectives

Section 2: Current state of body image research with Asians, Asian Americans, and the diasporas

Section 3: Implications of body image on mental health and psychosocial well-being

Conclusion

References

Chapter 2: Conceptual perspectives of body image: Existing frameworks and application to the Asian experience

Existing major perspectives of body image

Sociocultural theories of body image

The tripartite influence model

Social comparison theory

Objectification theory of body image

Cognitive behavioral theory of body image

Positive psychology approach to body image

The developmental theory of embodiment

Evolutionary perspectives on body image

Application of existing major perspectives of body image to individuals of Asian descent

Chapter 3: Decolonizing the Asian body: Toward a Time-and-Culture-Centered Ecological Systems Model of Asian Body Image

Defining colonialism

External colonialism

Internal colonialism

Colonialism and Asian bodies

Historical colonialism and bodies of women in Asia

Historical colonialism and bodies of Asian women in the Western world

Historical colonialism and bodies of Asian men in Asia and in the Western world.

The current impact of colonialism

Neocolonialism and Asian bodies

The current impact of neocolonialism on Asian bodies in the Western world

The current impact of neocolonialism on Asian bodies in Asia

Toward decolonizing Asian bodies

Proposed integrative theoretical framework for Asian body image

Review of prior models of Asian body image

Limitations of prior models

Proposed theoretical model

Chronosystem

Macrosystem

Individual

Microsystem

Microsystem: Relationships

Microsystem: Childhood communities

Mesosystem

Exosystem

Case example discussion

Chapter 4: Body image assessment

Body image assessment

Types of body image measures

Perceptual size measures and body image disturbance software

Body image disturbance software

Subjective and attitudinal measures

Global satisfaction

Global satisfaction-Figural ratings

Figure Rating Scale (FRS)

Contour Drawing Rating Scale (CDRS)

Breast/Chest Rating Scale

Global satisfaction-Questionnaires

Body dissatisfaction subscale of the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI)

Body Parts Satisfaction Scale (BPSS)

Affective measures

Physical Appearance State and Trait Anxiety Scale (PASTAS)

Body shame subscale of the Objectified Body Consciousness Scale (OBC)

Cognitive measures

Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-4R (SATAQ-4R) internalization subscales

Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS)

Behavioral measures

Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire (BIAQ)

Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ)

Behavioral measures with Asian Americans

Measures for men

Drive for muscularity scale.

Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-4-Revised Male Version (SATAQ-4R-Male)

Male body talk

Measures of social pressures on body image

Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-4-Revised (SATAQ-4R) pressure subscale

Measures of teasing

Asian American Women's Shifting Scale (AsAWSS) White Beauty Conformity subscale

Body image measures developed or adapted for use in non-U.S. contexts

Negative Physical Self Scale (NPS)

Derriford Appearance Scale (DAS-59, DAS-24)

Korean version of Objectified Body Consciousness Scale (K-OBCS)

Cultural issues and future directions

Chapter 5: Asian female body image research in the United States and Canada, Part I

Studies comparing body image concerns between A/AA and other groups of females

Empirical studies from the 1990s to early 2000s

Empirical studies from early 2000s to present

Studies that report greater concerns among A/AA than other racial/ethnic females

Studies that report lower concerns among A/AA than other racial/ethnic females

Studies that report no differences

Studies comparing predictors of body image between A/AA and other groups of females

Predictors from sociocultural perspectives

Tripartite Influence of family, peer, and media

Media exposure and internalization of the thin ideal

Predictors from feminist and social-cognitive perspectives

Appearance surveillance

Appearance esteem and weight-based contingency of self-worth

Predictors from cultural and ethnic/racial perspectives

Ethnic identity

Other-group orientation

Acculturation and American identity

Studies exploring theoretical models of body image among A/AA females without comparison with other racial groups

Sociocultural models and racial/ethnic and cultural considerations.

Thin-ideal internalization and cultural factors

Social comparison tendencies and cultural factors

Sociocultural pressures, racial/ethnic stressors, and ethnic identity

Feminist perspectives and racial/ethnic and cultural considerations

Objectification theory and culture-based variables

Objectification theory and minority stress

Qualitative exploration of factors associated with body image development in A/AA females

Sociocultural, interpersonal, and personal factors

Resilient and protective factors

Discussion and conclusion

Chapter 6: Asian female body image research in the United States and Canada, Part II

Studies that compare body image across Asian ethnic groups and/or with other races

Studies that focus on body image within a specific Asian ethnic group or groups

Chinese Americans

Filipino Americans

Hmong Americans

Vietnamese Americans

Korean Americans

South Asian Americans

Tamil and Chinese Canadian immigrants

Other Asian ethnicities

Chapter 7: Asian female body image research globally, Part I: Asian countries

Cross-cultural comparisons of body image concerns

Studies reporting Asians having more body image concerns

Studies reporting no differences in body image

Studies reporting that Asians having less or different body image concerns

Comparisons of body image concerns within the Asian contexts

Studies of prevalence of body image concerns in Asia

China

Hong Kong

India

Japan

Korea

Malaysia and Singapore

Taiwan

Beyond body weight, size, and shape

Studies examining predictors of or pathways to body image

Factors from sociocultural perspectives

Tripartite influence of family, peer, and media.

Generalizability of the tripartite influence model to Asian women

Internalization of cultural thin ideal

Family and friends influences

Western media influences

Asian media

Social media

Feminist theory

Urbanization

Objectification theory

Body surveillance, social comparison, social approval

Appearance self-schema

Body/appearance esteem

Racialized objectification theory

Skin color/tone surveillance

Qualitative explorations of body image development

Chapter 8: Asian female body image research globally, Part II-Outside of United States and Asia

Cross-cultural comparison of body image concerns

Studies reporting Asian/Asian descent women having less body image concerns

Studies reporting no differences

Summary of cross-cultural analysis

Studies exploring predictors of body image concerns among Asian/Asian descent women

Social comparison and sociocultural pressures

Cultural identification

Discussions and conclusion

Chapter 9: Asian male body image in the United States and across the world

Body image research on Asian/Asian American men in North America (United States and Canada)

Body and muscle-related dissatisfaction among Asian/Asian American men

Factors associated with body image and related concerns among Asian/Asian American men

White supremacy

Media influence

Acculturative stress

Perceived discrimination

Other factors

Ethnic differences in Asian/Asian American body image issues: South and Southeast Asian American men

Southeast Asian American men

Socioeconomic issues and body image

Portrayals in media.

South Asian American men.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780323983112

0323983111

OCLC:

1470854838