The present study examined the relationships among drive for thinness, comparisons with thinness models depicted in media, comparisons with same-sex peers, and thin-ideal internalization. Various scales were administered to female adolescents (N=247). To examine the relationship patterns among various scale scores, the structural equation model analyses (Amos 7.0) were executed. The good solution was found. Drive for thinness among female adolescents was influenced by comparisons with same-sex peers more than thinness model in media. The relationship was mediated by thin-ideal internalization. The significance of this research was discussed from the point of view of social comparison theory (Festinger, 1954).原著論
