BEAUTY IN DISTRESS: BODY DISSATISFACTION AND SELF-ESTEEM IN FEMALE BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTESTANTS AND NON-CONTESTANTS

MELIA SILMINA, Haryanta, S.Psi., Psi., M.A.

2016 | Skripsi | S1 PSIKOLOGI

Penelitian ini melihat apakah self-esteem pada wanita yang pernah menjadi kontestan dalam kontes kecantikan berbeda dengan non-kontestan, dan apakah self-esteem dipengaruhi oleh ketidakpuasan terhadap bentuk tubuh. Partisipan adalah 144 wanita muda: 72 kontestan kontes kecantikan dan 72 non-kontestan, yang berpartisipasi melalui survei online. Self esteem diukur dengan State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES, Alpha Cronbach = .898) yang telah dialihbahasakan, sementara ketidakpuasan terhadap bentuk tubuh diukur dengan skala ketidakpuasan terhadap bentuk tubuh (Alpha Cronbach = .956). Hasil dari regresi linier menunjukkan bahwa ketidakpuasan terhadap bentuk tubuh dan partisipasi dalam kontes kecantikan secara signifikan memprediksi self-esteem pada arah yang negatif. Dibandingkan dengan non-kontestan, kontestan kontes kecantikan melaporkan ketidakpuasan terhadap bentuk tubuh yang lebih tinggi (M = 127.36, SD = 14.61), t(2, 141) = -8.651, p < .001, dan self-esteem yang lebih rendah (M = 41.36, SD = 10.72), t(2, 141) = 8.105, p < .001.

This study examined if self-esteem in women who were beauty pageant contestants differed from that of non contestants, and whether self-esteem was affected by their body dissatisfaction. Participants were 144 young women: 72 beauty pageant contestants and 72 non-contestants, who participated via online survey. Self-esteem was measured by an adaptation of State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES, Cronbach's Alpha = .898), while body dissatisfaction was measured using the body dissatisfaction scale (Cronbach's Alpha = .956). Results of linear regression showed that body dissatisfaction and participation in beauty pageants significantly predicted self-esteem in negative direction. Compared to non contestants, beauty pageant contestants reported higher body dissatisfaction (M = 127.36, SD = 14.61), t(2, 141) = -8.651, p < .001, and lower self-esteem (M = 41.36, SD = 10.72), t(2, 141) = 8.105, p < .001.

Kata Kunci : self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, beauty pageant