The Effect of Internalized Shame on Disordered Eating Attitudes among Female College Students: The Sequential Mediating Roles of Sociocultural Standards of Appearance Internalization and Self-Objectification

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how internalized shame affects disordered eating attitudes among female college students, focusing on mediating factors.
• Conducted an online survey with 243 female college students
• Analyzed data using SPSS 29 and PROCESS Macro 4.2
• Examined the relationships between internalized shame, sociocultural standards, self-objectification, and disordered eating attitudes
• There was a significant positive correlation between internalized shame, sociocultural standards, self-objectification, and disordered eating attitudes.
• Both sociocultural standards internalization and self-objectification individually mediated the relationship between internalized shame and disordered eating.
• The sequential mediating effect of sociocultural standards and self-objectification was also significant.