body.df: Body Image and Ethnicity Data

In s20x: Functions for University of Auckland Course STATS 201/208 Data Analysis

Body Image and Ethnicity Data

Description

This dataset originates from a study conducted at the University of Auckland in the early 1990s by Dr. R.A. Marshall and colleagues from the Department of Psychology. The research explored how cultural background and ethnic identity influence body image perceptions within the specific context of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Format

A data frame with 246 observations on 8 variables.

ethnicity

Factor Subject's ethnicity (Asian, Europn, Maori, Pacific)

married

Factor Whether the subject is married (no, yes)

bodyim

Factor Subject's rating of themself (slight.uw, right, slight.ow, mod.ow, very.ow)

sm.ever

Factor Whether the subject has ever smoked (no, yes)

weight

Numeric Weight in kg.

height

Numeric Height in cm.

age

Numeric Age in years.

stressgp

Factor Stress level group (low, medium, high)

Details

The study specifically focused on a cohort of women who were generally "thin" (slightly underweight for their body size). This was designed to investigate whether body dissatisfaction and varying self-perceptions persisted even among individuals who already met or approached Western "thin" ideals, and how these perceptions differed across Asian, European, Māori, and Pacific ethnic groups.

Source

Marshall, R.A., Department of Psychology, University of Auckland.

References

Lee, A. J. (1994). Data Analysis: An Introduction Based on R. University of Auckland.

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