Self-esteem and unconditional self-acceptance. Comparative study between fashion models and non-models

This study aims to identify differences between fashion models and non-fashion models in terms of body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, and unconditional self-acceptance. A sample of 30 models from a modeling house in Romania were studied, and 30 female non-models (students). The tools we used were Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (USAQ), and Body Dissatisfaction (BC) scale from EDI-3. Following the statistical analysis, three conclusions can be drawn: 1) models showed lower body dissatisfaction than the control group, 2) models showed higher self-esteem than the control group, 3) there were no differences between the model group and the control group in terms of unconditional self-acceptance.