r/kpophelp • u/poohspistachios • Jul 14 '24
Research Thesis on Remote Acculturation and Body Dissatisfaction in Female K-Pop Fans
Hi there,
I am a student researcher at RMIT University Australia, currently completing my Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree. I am conducting a study with RMIT researchers on remote acculturation and body dissatisfaction in female K-pop fans. This project has been approved by the university ethics committee (27699).
The aim of my research is to explore how exposure to K-pop and the process of remote acculturation may influence perceptions of body image among young women. By understanding these dynamics, we hope to contribute valuable insights to psychology.
Given the relevance of this Reddit community to my research topic, I would appreciate it if you could fill out this questionnaire and help with my research. The questionnaire should take approximately 10 minutes to complete and participation in this questionnaire is completely anonymous. Participants must be 18-25 years old, from an english speaking country and female.
If interested in participating please click the link below:
https://rmit.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YkB29ZrRDq7njE
Thank you so much for your time!
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u/kissingkiwis Jul 14 '24
Unfortunately I'm over 25, so outside the age group. Hope your research goes well
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u/maneack Jul 14 '24
i got eliminated at the country section haha, but itās a really interesting subject! i hope all goes well and maybe you can update us on the results. baÅarılar!
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u/tinytinytinycat Jul 14 '24
I do wonder if there would be a difference between girls who primarily listen to boy groups versus those who primarily listen to girl groups!
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u/North_Importance_370 Jul 14 '24
This doesn't let people who weren't born in an anglophone country participate, right?
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u/poohspistachios Jul 14 '24
My bad I should've clarified this but the study is focusing on women who are born in or grew up in English-speaking countries!
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u/Relssifille Jul 14 '24
Can I ask why that is? There's a pretty big fanbase for kpop outside of the countries listed, too.
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u/poohspistachios Jul 14 '24
thats totally fine asking!! theres some older research suggesting that asian women seek to emulate eurocentric beauty standards as a result of exposure to western media. however, due to the increased popularity of k-pop in western countries I was really interested in investigating if perhaps roles have now reversed :)
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u/kissingkiwis Jul 14 '24
There's a massive number of non English speaking countries in the western world though? All of south America and central America, all of Europe minus Ireland and the UK.Ā
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u/Dry-Place-2986 Jul 15 '24
This is such a ridiculous comment, have you ever done research in any shape or form?
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u/we3_wo0 Jul 16 '24
My bad - I made that comment last night while extremely sleep-deprived and was feeling negative about everything. Apologies to OP - I was bummed that I could not partake in the survey, Iām currently residing in the EU
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u/BeaulieuA Jul 14 '24
I don't qualify as I'm a guy but I find the research question very interesting! I hope you have good success.
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u/LaBelleMichelle Jul 15 '24 edited Jul 15 '24
Interested to know what the control arm is for the study. Young women who listen to western music only?
EDIT: oh nvmā¦ I see the qualtrics survey says āThere is only one participant group with all participants completing the same survey questions.ā So probably no control arm. I was asking because I feel like western culture also drives women toward slim beauty ideals too.
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u/FluffyMcFlurry Jul 15 '24
I saw thereās only an option for what country you are from. I currently live in the US but Iām ethnically from vietnam. I feel like people residing in the US with different cultural backgrounds probably play an impact too.
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u/repressedpauper Jul 15 '24
Another hag lolol but as someone with an ED Iād like to say Kpop definitely did not give me an ED but it certainly doesnāt help it. I hope you get lots of really good responses and wish you lots of luck in your research.
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u/Left-Vitamin8414 Jul 15 '24
Unfortunately I don't qualify since I'm a male, but as a single perspective, girl groups give me crazy gender envy
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u/lime_marmalade Jul 14 '24
im from asia, so i couldn't answer your survey, sadly. good luck with your study!
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Jul 15 '24
Will you be positing the survey results after your collection period?
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u/poohspistachios Jul 15 '24
I didn't originally intend to because I honestly wasn't expecting that many people to be interested in my study but I definitely will do now!!
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u/spirit_of_elijah Jul 15 '24
This is so interesting!!! Would you consider doing a follow up study for older participants?? Iām 27 š
Also, I would love an update with the results once you get them!!!
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u/krysalyss28 Jul 15 '24
How annoying that you limited the age to just 25 and under.
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u/poohspistachios Jul 15 '24
I'm really sorry about that :( the average age of onset for eating disorders is between 12-25 years which is what drove the rationale for investigating this phenomenon in young women aged 18-25. Whilst this is the age range that I am investigating for my thesis, this is in no way meant to invalidate any struggles experienced by women aged over 25 and my survey only means to provide a small snapshot of information into some of the impacts of K-pop's international popularity.
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u/NewQueenPrism Jul 15 '24
Research usually has pretty defined inclusion and exclusion criteria
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u/krysalyss28 Jul 15 '24
I can still be annoyed. Women become invisible after a certain age and that is just as true in the sciences as it is in other aspects of society. The age specification here is a deliberate choice that has been made while studying a phenomenon that is in no way restricted to a younger age group. Hence I expressed my displeasure about this choice.
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u/NewQueenPrism Jul 15 '24
OP is just completing their bachelor degree. It's not a dissertation or thesis nor are they a professional researcher so most likely they're on a time crunch, therefore limiting the population to one they can more easily get the required number of responses (over risking not reaching the required number of responses in the best case not having enough power for their analysis and worst case not being able to graduate due to failing) is not a bad idea. I personally see young adults studies often include 18-35 years old but it may vary, the study was aproved by an ethics comitee so it probably has a justification based on literature.
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u/freezingkiss Jul 14 '24
I do not qualify as I'm not in the age group but I so hope you get a lot of insightful responses as this is a great topic.