Asian Journal of Social Psychology
Volume 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-302

Perfectionism and eating disturbances in Korean immigrants: Moderating effects of acculturation and ethnic identity (Article)

Chan C.K.Y. , Ku Y. , Owens R.G.*
  • a Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University (Sunway Campus), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • b Department of Psychology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  • c Department of Psychology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract

Korean society highly values personal appearance. Given the established links between perfectionism and eating disorders in Western countries, the present project investigated such links and the extent to which these were moderated by the acculturation patterns of the participants. Korean immigrants to New Zealand (N = 123) completed measures of perfectionism, ethnic identity, eating disorders, and social desirability. Positive and negative perfectionism were associated with eating-disorder symptoms. For males, but not females, negative perfectionism was more strongly associated with increased body satisfaction only among those who identified strongly as Korean. © 2010 The Authors. Asian Journal of Social Psychology © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd with the Asian Association of Social Psychology and the Japanese Group Dynamics Association.

Author Keywords

Immigrant Perfectionism Eating disorder Acculturation Ethnic identity

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Link
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2010.01326.x
ISSN: 13672223
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English