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The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations
Swami, Viren1,2; Tran, Ulrich S.3; Barron, David2; Afhami, Reza4; Aimé, Annie5; Almenara, Carlos A.6; Alp Dal, Nursel7; Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares8; Andrianto, Sonny9; Anjum, Gulnaz10; Argyrides, Marios11; Atari, Mohammad12; Aziz, Mudassar13; Banai, Benjamin14; Borowiec, Joanna15; Brewis, Alexandra16; Cakir Kocak, Yeliz17; Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini18; Carmona, Carmen19; Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin20; Chen, Hong21; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit20,22; Choompunuch, Bovornpot23; Constantinos, Togas24; Crumlish, Aine25; Cruz, Julio Eduardo26; Dalley, Simon E.27; Damayanti, Devi28; Dare, Joanna29; Donofrio, Stacey M.27; Draksler, Anja30; Escasa-Dorne, Michelle31; Fernandez, Elaine Frances32; Ferreira, Maria Elisa Caputo33; Frederick, David A.29; García, Antonio Alías34; Geller, Shulamit35; George, Alexias24; Ghazieh, Louai36; Goian, Cosmin37; Gorman, Colin25; Grano, Caterina38; Handelzalts, Jonathan Eliahu35; Horsburgh, Heather39; Jackson, Todd40; Javela Delgado, Lady Grey Javela41; Jović, Marija42; Jović, Marko43; Kantanista, Adam15; Kertechian, Sevag K.36; Kessels, Loes44; Król-Zielińska, Magdalena15; Kuan, Garry45; Kueh, Yee Cheng46; Kumar, Sanjay47; Kvalem, Ingela Lundin48; Lombardo, Caterina38; Luis López Almada, Ernesto49; Maïano, Christophe5; Manjary, Mandar47; Massar, Karlijn44; Matera, Camilla50; Mereiles, Juliana F.Figueiras33; Meskó, Norbert51; Namatame, Hikari52; Nerini, Amanda50; Neto, Felix53; Neto, Joana54; Neves, Angela Nogueira55; Ng, Siu Kuen56; Nithiya, Devi R.57; Omar, Salma Samir58; Omori, Mika59; Panasiti, Maria Serena60; Pavela Banai, Irena14; Pila, Eva61; Pokrajac-Bulian, Alessandra62; Postuvan, Vita30; Prichard, Ivanka63; Razmus, Magdalena64; Sabiston, Catherine M.65; Sahlan, Reza N.66; Sarfo, Jacob Owusu67; Sawamiya, Yoko52; Stieger, Stefan68,69; SturtzSreetharan, Cindi16; Tee, Eugene32; ten Hoor, Gill A.44; Thongpibul, Kulvadee70; Tipandjan, Arun71; Tudorel, Otilia72; Tylka, Tracy73; Vally, Zahir74; Vargas-Nieto, Juan Camilo75; Vega, Luis Diego76; Vidal-Mollón, Jose19; Vintila, Mona72; Williams, Deborah77; Wutich, Amber16; Yamamiya, Yuko78; Zambrano, Danilo75; Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari79; Živčić-Bećirević, Ivanka62; Voracek, Martin3
2020-03-01
Source PublicationBody Image
ISSN1740-1445
Volume32Pages:199-217
Abstract

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 (η = .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.

KeywordBreast Awareness Breast Ideals Breast Size Cross-cultural Psychology Personality Psychological Well-being
DOI10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.01.006
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Language英語English
WOS Research AreaPsychology ; Psychiatry
WOS SubjectPsychology, Clinical ; Psychiatry ; Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS IDWOS:000527989100022
PublisherELSEVIERRADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85078761482
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Corresponding AuthorSwami, Viren
Affiliation1.School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
2.Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Serdang, Malaysia
3.Department of Basic Psychological Research and Research Methods, School of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
4.Department of Art Studies, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
5.Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Saint-Jérôme, Canada
6.Institute for Research on Children, Youth, and Family, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
7.Midwifery Department, Munzur University, Tunceli, Turkey
8.Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Southeast Minas Gerais, São Barbacena, Brazil
9.Department of Psychology, Islamic University of Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
10.Department of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan
11.School of Health Sciences, Neapolis University Paphos, Paphos, Cyprus
12.Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States
13.Department of Social Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
14.Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
15.Department of Physical Education and Lifelong Sports, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
16.School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States
17.Midwifery Department, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
18.Department of Food and Nutrition, School of Pharmaceutical Science of São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil
19.Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
20.Division of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
21.School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
22.School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
23.Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
24.Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Athens, Athens, Greece
25.School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom
26.Department of Psychology, University de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
27.Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
28.Department of Psychology, Ahmad Dahlan University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
29.Department of Psychology, Chapman University, Orange, United States
30.Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marusic Institute and Department of Psychology FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
31.Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, United States
32.Department of Psychology, HELP University, Shah Alam, Malaysia
33.Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
34.Department of Education, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain
35.School of Behavioral Sciences, Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaffo, Yaffo, Israel
36.Department of Human Resources, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
37.Department of Social Work, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania
38.Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
39.School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
40.Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Taipa, China
41.Department of Psychology, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
42.Department of Marketing Management and Public Relations, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
43.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
44.Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
45.School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
46.Unit of Biostatistics and Research Methodology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
47.Department of Psychology, D.A.V. College, Muzaffarnagar, India
48.Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
49.Faculty of Humanities, Universidad Católica Campus Itapúa, Encarnación, Paraguay
50.Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures, and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
51.Department of General and Evolutionary Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
52.Department of Psychology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
53.Department of Psychology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
54.Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Brasília, Taguatinga, Brazil
55.Division of Research, Physical Education College of the Brazilian Army, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
56.Physical Education Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
57.Department of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeth, India
58.Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
59.Department of Psychology, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan
60.Santa Lucia Foundation, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare, Rome, Italy
61.School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
62.Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
63.College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
64.Institute of Psychology, Marie Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
65.Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
66.Department of Clinical Psychology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
67.Department of Nursing, All Nations University College, Koforidua, Ghana
68.Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems an der Donau, Austria
69.Department of Psychology, Research Methods, Assessment, and iScience, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
70.Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
71.Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital and Postgraduate Institute, Puducherry, India
72.Department of Psychology, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania
73.Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
74.Department of Psychology and Counseling, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
75.Department of Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lonrez, Bogotá, Colombia
76.Department of Psychology, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
77.College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, United States
78.Department of Undergraduate Studies, Temple University Japan, Tokyo, Japan
79.Department of Physical Education, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil
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Swami, Viren,Tran, Ulrich S.,Barron, David,et al. The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations[J]. Body Image, 2020, 32, 199-217.
APA Swami, Viren., Tran, Ulrich S.., Barron, David., Afhami, Reza., Aimé, Annie., Almenara, Carlos A.., Alp Dal, Nursel., Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares., Andrianto, Sonny., Anjum, Gulnaz., Argyrides, Marios., Atari, Mohammad., Aziz, Mudassar., Banai, Benjamin., Borowiec, Joanna., Brewis, Alexandra., Cakir Kocak, Yeliz., Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini., Carmona, Carmen., ...& Voracek, Martin (2020). The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations. Body Image, 32, 199-217.
MLA Swami, Viren,et al."The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations".Body Image 32(2020):199-217.
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