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The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations
Trawin ChaleeraktrakoonEva PilaViren SwamiSalma Samir OmarBovornpot ChoompunuchJulio Eduardo CruzSonny AndriantoMohammad AtariMaria Elisa Caputo FerreiraAlexandra BrewisSimon E. DalleyJoanna DareSanjay KumarUlrich S. TranMika OmoriMona VintilaYuko YamamiyaCaterina GranoAlessandra Pokrajac-bulianTogas ConstantinosIrena Pavela BanaiBenjamin BanaiColin GormanJacob Owusu SarfoMarija JovićAlexias GeorgeAna Carolina Soares AmaralGill A. Ten HoorTodd JacksonTracy L. TylkaIvanka PrichardMandar ManjaryGulnaz AnjumAnja DrakslerMagdalena Król-zielińskaCindi SturtzsreetharanMudassar AzizReza N. SahlanZahir VallyAngela Nogueira NevesIvanka ŽIvčić-bećirevićLoes T. E. KesselsJoanna BorowiecKarlijn MassarVita PostuvanHeather HorsburghCaterina LombardoMaria Serena PanasitiJose Vidal-mollónDevi DamayantiDanilo ZambranoMarcelo Callegari ZanettiReza AfhamiAdam KantanistaGarry KuanLuis Diego VegaSevag K. KertechianAmber WutichMichelle Escasa-dorneAnnie AiméStefan StiegerMarios ArgyridesDavid A. FrederickOtilia TudorelJonathan E. HandelzaltsPhatthanakit ChobthamkitNorbert MeskóHikari NamatameSiu Kuen NgStacey DonofrioErnesto Luis López AlmadaKulvadee ThongpibulMagdalena RazmusAmanda NeriniIngela Lundin KvalemAntonio Alias GarcíaCosmin GoianYee Cheng KuehFélix NetoHong ChenJuan Camilo Vargas-nietoAine CrumlishJoana NetoNursel Alp DalShulamit GellerLouai GhaziehDevi R. NithiyaLady Grey Javela DelgadoCarlos A. AlmenaraMarko JovicCamilla MateraElaine Frances FernandezCarmen CarmonaYeliz ÇAkir KoçakMartin VoracekArun TipandjanDavid BarronDeborah WilliamsYoko SawamiyaCatherine M. SabistonChristophe MaïanoJuliana Alvares Duarte Bonini CamposJuliana F.figueiras MereilesEugene Teesubject
050103 clinical psychology050109 social psychologyPersonal SatisfactionGlobal HealthBreast size ; Breast ideals ; Breast awareness ; Personality ; Psychological well-being ; Cross-cultural psychology5. Gender equalityMENS PREFERENCESBody DissatisfactionDones Salut i higieneBreastBig Five personality traitsskin and connective tissue diseasesbreast awareness; breast ideals; breast size; cross-cultural psychology; personality; psychological well-beingGeneral PsychologyApplied Psychologymedia_common05 social sciencesOrgan SizeCross-cultural psychologyNeuroticismROMANTIC PARTNERSBreast idealsFemalePERSONALITY-TRAITSPsychologyWEIGHT DISCREPANCYSELF-EXAMINATIONPersonalityAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyBreast awarenessCOSMETIC SURGERYSocial Psychologymedia_common.quotation_subjectFEMALE BREASTPOSITIVE BODY-IMAGEPsychological well-beingmedicinePersonalityHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesSocioeconomic statusBreast sizeOPPRESSIVE BELIEFSSUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCEPublic healthConscientiousnessBEAUTY IDEALSSelf-ExaminationPsychological well-beingDemographydescription
The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS) was established to assess women's breast size dissatisfaction and breasted experiences from a cross-national perspective. A total of 18,541 women were recruited from 61 research sites across 40 nations and completed measures of current-ideal breast size discrepancy, as well as measures of theorised antecedents (personality, Western and local media exposure, and proxies of socioeconomic status) and outcomes (weight and appearance dissatisfaction, breast awareness, and psychological well-being). in the total dataset, 47.5 % of women wanted larger breasts than they currently had, 23.2 % wanted smaller breasts, and 29.3 % were satisfied with their current breast size. There were significant cross-national differences in mean ideal breast size and absolute breast size dissatisfaction, but effect sizes were small (eta(2) = .02-.03). the results of multilevel modelling showed that greater Neuroticism, lower Conscientiousness, lower Western media exposure, greater local media exposure, lower financial security, and younger age were associated with greater breast size dissatisfaction across nations. in addition, greater absolute breast size dissatisfaction was associated with greater weight and appearance dissatisfaction, poorer breast awareness, and poorer psychological well-being across nations. These results indicate that breast size dissatisfaction is a global public health concern linked to women's psychological and physical well-being. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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| 2020-03-01 |