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Skin Tone, Body Image, and Familismo: An Investigation of Latina Women

Sanders, Sarah E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1564500526638045

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counseling Psychology.
The following study examined the Latina/o cultural value of familismo (close family relationships) as a moderator in the relationship between internalization of Western sociocultural standards of attractiveness and Latina women’s body image. The study also investigated the effect on body image of discrepancy between reported familismo attitudes versus reported familismo behavior. Results from an online sample of 171 Latinas suggested that neither attitudinal nor behavioral familismo were effective in buffering the relationship between internalization and body surveillance, body shame, or skin tone satisfaction. Exploratory moderation analysis of each the subscale factors (i.e., family support, family interconnectedness, family honor, and subjugation of self for family) revealed that behavioral family support moderated the relationship between internalization and skin tone satisfaction. Results of the polynomial regression analysis indicated that attitudinal-behavioral familismo discrepancy significantly predicted body shame, but not surveillance or skin tone satisfaction. Overall, the findings highlight the need for further research on familismo as a potential protective factor. Included are directions for future research as well as implications for clinical interventions.
Suzette Speight, PhD (Advisor)
Margo Gregor, PhD (Committee Member)
Dawn Johnson, PhD (Committee Member)
Delilia Owens, PhD (Committee Member)
John Queener, PhD (Committee Member)
168 p.
Psychology
familismo, body image, skin tone, Latinas

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  • Sanders, S. E. (2019). Skin Tone, Body Image, and Familismo: An Investigation of Latina Women [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1564500526638045

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sanders, Sarah. Skin Tone, Body Image, and Familismo: An Investigation of Latina Women. 2019. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1564500526638045.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sanders, Sarah. "Skin Tone, Body Image, and Familismo: An Investigation of Latina Women." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1564500526638045

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