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Selected Works of Joanne Chopak-Foss
Article
Body Image Perceptions Among Sorority and Non-Sorority Women at a Rural Southeastern University
Georgia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Journal
  • Kiley Winston-Morgan, Georgia Southern University
  • Joanne Chopak-Foss, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Laura H Gunn, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Disciplines
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of sorority affiliation on body image perceptions and body dissatisfaction in a sample of Caucasian college women at a rural, mid-size southeastern university. Data were obtained from a sample of sorority (n = 303) and non-sorority (n = 178) college women at a rural, mid-size southeastern university during Spring 2006. Independent samples t-tests showed that sorority women reported significantly higher body dissatisfaction (p

Citation Information
Kiley Winston-Morgan, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Laura H Gunn. "Body Image Perceptions Among Sorority and Non-Sorority Women at a Rural Southeastern University" Georgia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Journal Vol. 43 Iss. 3 (2010) p. 8 - 16
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joanne_chopak-foss/59/