The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS)

Autor(en)

Viren Swami, Ulrich S. Tran, David Barron, Reza Afhami, Annie Aime, Carlos A. Almenara, Nursel Alp Dal, Ana Carolina Soares Amaral, Sonny Andrianto, Gulnaz Anjum, Marios Argyrides, Mohammad Atari, Mudassar Aziz, Benjamin Banai, Joanna Borowiec, Alexandra Brewis, Yeliz Cakir Kocak, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos, Carmen Carmona, Trawin Chaleeraktrakoon, Hong Chen, Phatthanakit Chobthamkit, Bovornpot Choompunuch, Togas Constantinos, Aine Crumlish, Julio Eduardo Cruz, Simon E. Dalley, Devi Damayanti, Joanna Dare, Stacey M. Donofrio, Anja Draksler, Michelle Escasa-Dorne, Elaine Frances Fernandez, Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira, David A. Frederick, Antonio Alias Garcia, Shulamit Geller, Alexias George, Louai Ghazieh, Cosmin Goian, Colin Gorman, Caterina Grano, Jonathan Eliahu Handelzalts, Heather Horsburgh, Todd Jackson, Lady Grey Javela Javela Delgado, Marija Jovic, Marko Jovic, Adam Kantanista, Sevag K. Kertechian, Loes Kessels, Magdalena Krol-Zielinska, Garry Kuan, Yee Cheng Kueh, Sanjay Kumar, Ingela Lundin Kvalem, Caterina Lombardo, Ernesto Luis Lopez Almada, Christophe Maiano, Mandar Manjary, Karlijn Massar, Camilla Matera, Juliana F. Figueiras Mereiles, Norbert Mesko, Hikari Namatame, Amanda Nerini, Felix Neto, Joana Neto, Angela Nogueira Neves, Siu-Kuen Ng, Devi R. Nithiya, Salma Samir Omar, Mika Omori, Maria Serena Panasiti, Irena Pavela Banai, Eva Pila, Alessandra Pokrajac-Bulian, Vita Postuvan, Ivanka Prichard, Magdalena Razmus, Catherine M. Sabiston, Reza N. Sahlan, Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Yoko Sawamiya, Stefan Stieger, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Eugene Tee, Gill A. ten Hoor, Kulvadee Thongpibul, Arun Tipandjan, Otilia Tudorel, Tracy Tylka, Zahir Vally, Juan Camilo Vargas-Nieto, Luis Diego Vega, Jose Vidal-Mollon, Mona Vintila, Deborah Williams, Amber Wutich, Yuko Yamamiya, Danilo Zambrano, Marcelo Callegari Zanetti, Ivanka Zivcic-Becirevic, Martin Voracek

Abstrakt

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 (η2 = .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.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Psychologie der Kognition, Emotion und Methoden

Externe Organisation(en)

Anglia Ruskin University, Perdana University, Tarbiat Modares University, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Masaryk University, Munzur University, Ministério da Educacao Brazil, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Institute of Business Administration Karachi, Neapolis University, University of Southern California, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology, University of Zadar, Poznan University of Physical Education, Arizona State University, EGE University, Universidade Estadual Paulista „Júlio de Mesquita Filho“, Universitat de València, Thammasat University, Southwest University, University of Kent, Khon Kaen University, Panteion University of Social and Political Science, University of Ulster, Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia), University of Groningen, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Chapman University, University of Primorska, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, HELP University, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Universidad de Almería, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Université Saint-Joseph, West University of Timisoara, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, University of Southampton, University of the West of Scotland, University of Macau, Del Rosario University, University of Belgrade, Maastricht University (UM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, D.A.V. College, University of Oslo, Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Università degli Studi di Firenze, University of Pécs, University of Tsukuba, Universidade do Porto, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazilian Army Physical Education School, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Alexandria University, Ochanomizu University, Fondazione Santa Lucia, University of Western Ontario, University of Rijeka, Flinders University, Marie Curie-Sklodowska University, University of Toronto, Iran University of Medical Sciences, All Nations University, Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Konstanz, Chiang Mai University, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Hospital, Ohio State University, United Arab Emirates University, Fundacion Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Temple University, Japan, Universidade Sao Judas Tadeu

Journal

Body Image

Band

32

Seiten

199-217

Anzahl der Seiten

19

ISSN

1740-1445

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.01.006

Publikationsdatum

03-2020

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

501021 Sozialpsychologie, 501004 Differentielle Psychologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Psychologie, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/6cd55c00-6f93-4b88-bd4a-2ad12b1294c5