| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 輔導與諮商學系 === 93 === Narrative Research of Body Image of Female Adolescents with Low
Self-esteem
Yuchung Sun
Abstract
To listen and analyse life stories about participants’ bodies,and realize their body image and through narrative,a narrative approach of qualitative research was selected in this study.After the process of purposeful sampling,three participants who engaged in dieting with low body image and self-esteem were selected. Semistructured in-depth interviews were the major method to develop the text.
The “holistic-content” and “categorical-content” perspectives were used to analyze the data.
Important findings of this study are as follows:
1. The results of the “holistic-content” analyses:
(1).The life themes of development of physiology
Life stories of three participants were three stages identically.Before middle grade of elementary school,as first stage,is the ignorant period of one’s development of physiology and body image.The later period of elementary school,as the second stage, is the exploring period of one’s development of physical and body image.The period of junior high school,as the third stage,is the critical period of one’s development of physical and body image.
(2).other life themes
Through realizing other life themes of each narrator,their texts were enriched.Thus,
their body image and self-esteem were explored further.
2. The results of the “categorical-content” analyses:
(1).Girls’ perceptions、evaluations、feelings、and acts toward their bodies:
As the result of comparing with peers,female adolescents were less satisfied with their bodies.Furthermore,they evaluated and felt their bodies negatively. It was found that female adolescents tended to diet to lose their weight.
(2). Girls’ thoughts and meanings toward their bodies:
female adolescents’ thoughts and meanings toward their bodies were related to their interpersonal experiences. Furthermore,Their expectation of interpersonal relationships were influenced.
(3). Significant others:
A.Family
The senses of ability and contral of female adolescents were usually satisfied,were contributive to develop their body image and self-esteem in
preadolescence and puberty.
B.Peers
The comparison among peers were unfavorable to the development of one’s body image and self-esteem.
Key words: female adolescents、body image、self-esteem、narrative research
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