Cultural efficacy predicts body satisfaction for Māori.

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dc.citation.issue6
dc.citation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorHoukamau C
dc.contributor.authorStronge S
dc.contributor.authorWarbrick I
dc.contributor.authorDell K
dc.contributor.authorMika J
dc.contributor.authorNewth J
dc.contributor.authorSibley C
dc.contributor.authorKha KL
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.available2021
dc.date.available2021-06-06
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the relationship between body mass index (BMI), self-esteem and self-reported confidence and capability in expressing oneself culturally as Māori (cultural efficacy) for 5,470 Māori who participated in Te Rangahau o Te Tuakiri Māori me Ngā Waiaro ā-Pūtea | The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS) in 2017. Adjusting for demographics, self-reported health, education and socio-economic status, we found that a higher BMI was associated with lower body satisfaction and self-esteem. However, higher scores on cultural efficacy were associated with higher levels of body satisfaction and self-esteem for respondents. Furthermore, the negative association between BMI and both body satisfaction and self-esteem was weaker for those with higher cultural efficacy. This held for BMI scores of 25, 30, and 35+. While our data suggest higher cultural efficacy may directly or interactively shield Māori from developing lowered self-esteem typically associated with higher BMI in Western populations, further research, using more comprehensive measures of body satisfaction should explore the extent to which Māori may find the Western "thin ideal" personally desirable for their own bodies.
dc.description.publication-statusPublished online
dc.format.extente0253426 - ?
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34161379
dc.identifierPONE-D-20-31892
dc.identifier.citationPLoS One, 2021, 16 (6), pp. e0253426 - ?
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0253426
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203
dc.identifier.elements-id446975
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.languageeng
dc.relation.isPartOfPLoS One
dc.rights(c) The Author(s) CC BY 4.0
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAge Factors
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectBody Image
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectEducational Status
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth Status
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectPersonal Satisfaction
dc.subjectSelf Concept
dc.subjectSex Factors
dc.subjectSocial Class
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.titleCultural efficacy predicts body satisfaction for Māori.
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/Massey Business School
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/Massey Business School/School of Management
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