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Interethnic Influencing Factors Regarding Buttocks Body Image in Women from Nigeria, Germany, USA and Japan

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  • Christoph Wallner

    (Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany)

  • Svenja Kruber

    (Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany)

  • Sulaiman Olanrewaju Adebayo

    (Department of Psychology and Behavioural Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti 360102, Nigeria)

  • Olusola Ayandele

    (Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria
    Department of General Studies, The Polytechnic, Ibadan 200285, Nigeria)

  • Hikari Namatame

    (Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan)

  • Tosin Tunrayo Olonisakin

    (Faculty of Humanities, North West University, Mafikeng 2790, South Africa)

  • Peter O. Olapegba

    (Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria)

  • Yoko Sawamiya

    (Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan)

  • Tomohiro Suzuki

    (Department of Child Psychology, Tokyo Future University, Tokyo 120-0023, Japan)

  • Yuko Yamamiya

    (Department of Undergraduate Studies, Temple University, Japan Campus, Tokyo 154-0004, Japan)

  • Maximilian Johannes Wagner

    (Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany)

  • Marius Drysch

    (Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany)

  • Marcus Lehnhardt

    (Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany)

  • Björn Behr

    (Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany)

Abstract

Background: Body image research deals a lot with awareness of the body as an entity. Studies that consider individual anatomical aspects and place them in an intercultural context are rarely present. Methods: For this purpose, general data, body perception and judgment of body images from 2163 (48% female and 52% male) participants from Germany, Nigeria, the USA and Japan were evaluated as part of a survey. Results: There were clear differences in the personal body image of the participants’ own buttocks, the buttocks as a beauty ideal and the way in which dissatisfaction was dealt with in different countries. In addition to sexual well-being (importance score: 0.405 a.u.), the country of origin (0.353), media consumption (0.042) and one’s own weight (0.069) were also identified as influencing factors for satisfaction with one’s own buttocks. A clear evolution could be derived regarding a WHR (waist-to-hip ratio) of well below 0.7, which was consistently favored by the participants but also propagated by influencers through images ( p < 0.001). In this context, participants who indicated celebrities as role models for the buttocks showed a correspondingly high level of dissatisfaction with their own buttocks (R = −0.207, p < 0.001, ρ = −0.218). Conclusion: Overall, a highly significant correlation was shown between the consumption frequency of Instagram, TikTok and pornography with the negative perception of women’s own buttocks.

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  • Christoph Wallner & Svenja Kruber & Sulaiman Olanrewaju Adebayo & Olusola Ayandele & Hikari Namatame & Tosin Tunrayo Olonisakin & Peter O. Olapegba & Yoko Sawamiya & Tomohiro Suzuki & Yuko Yamamiya & , 2022. "Interethnic Influencing Factors Regarding Buttocks Body Image in Women from Nigeria, Germany, USA and Japan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-16, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:20:p:13212-:d:941867
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    1. Shuanghu Fang & Dongyan Ding & Pingping Ji & Mingjie Huang & Kesong Hu, 2022. "Cognitive Defusion and Psychological Flexibility Predict Negative Body Image in the Chinese College Students: Evidence from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-16, December.

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