Self-esteem and sociocultural influence on body image and readiness for anorectic behavior

The main aim of the this article was presenting results of the research about identifi cation of relation between selfassessment, sociocultural attitude towards body image and establishing proneness to anorectic behavior by teenage girls in their early adolescence. In the study model consecutive variables were isolated: proneness to anorectic behavior (dependent variable) and sell-esteem and factors of sociocultural infl uence on self-body image and physical appearance (independent variables). Consecutive research methods were applied: Questionnaire of Individual Attitude towards Eating (KSJ) developed by B. Ziółkowska, Questionnaire of Sociocultural Attitude towards Physical Appearance and Self-body Image elaborated by Izydorczyk (2014), Self-Esteem Scale by Rosenberg. The research was conducted on a group of 95 girls (early adolescence) aged between 13 and 15 years. In statistical analysis of the results descriptive statistics and correlation measurement was used together with Pearson’s linear correlation coeffi cient. The result of the study diversify relevance of correlation between self-esteem, sociocultural factors and proneness to anorectic behavior by girls in the early adolescence