| Abstract [eng] |
The literature review of doctoral dissertation discusses body image and body image attitudes, reviews psychological theories of body image attitude development, and discusses possible sources and causes of the development of a thin body ideal and body dissatisfaction. It also reviews the research of other authors concerning the relationship of body dissatisfaction to gender, age and some personality traits. Empirical part of the dissertation is focused on the description of a quantitative study, carried out with 419 respondents. The study results were processed using quantitative methods of data analysis. The study discusses the differences of body image attitudes between men and women, the relationship of body image attitudes to age, occupation, marital status, and personality traits, it also discusses the cultural differences of body image attitudes. |
