한국 드라마 및 오락 프로그램 시청이 재한 중국인 유학생들의 신체상불만족 및 자아존중감에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This thesis researches the influence of Korean TV dramas and entertainment programs on the body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem of Chinese students studying in Korea by analysing their Preferences of Korean television programs, Media Dependency and Sociocultural Attitude toward Appearance. The main results are listed as follows. First, preferences of Korean news, movies and educational programs of Chinese students do not affect the ratings of Korean TV dramas and entertainment programs, while the preferences of Korean TV dramas and entertainment programs boost the ratings. Second, the dependence of the internet and TV have no relationship with the ratings of Korean TV dramas and entertainment programs. Third, watching Korean TV dramas and entertainment programs exerts a positive effect on the Sociocultural Attitude toward Appearance of Chinese students. Forth, watching Korean entertainment programs promotes the dissatisfaction of their body images of Chinese students, which are not affected by the watching of Korean TV dramas. Fifth, the Sociocultural Attitude toward Appearance have a positive influence on the body image dissatisfaction and a negative influence on the self-esteem of Chinese students. By the way, this thesis found that the body image dissatisfaction of Chinese students have a reverse effect on their self-esteem, which is meaningful.