The correla し ion ceeMcients ameng 13 questions were caluculated and the correlation matrix was submitLed to a principal corrlponents analysis . It was f { ) und that abou し 60% of total variance of the thirteen varjables was accounted fbr by four components . Furthermore ,仕om the inspection of eigenvectors corresponding to these components , it was supPosed that the first principal components represents the factor of desire fbr thjn body . The means o 「scores ofthe first principal components

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... PH were signlficantly different among NU and PA , Above result explains that PH . from Physical Program are conducting regular physical exercise and have similar image or imaginatiQn of the body to those of PH 仕om UN and PA , and thcre is a significant difference in their preference of ideal and thin body. Key words : body image , desire f ( )r slender , female students majoring in physical education , ideal height , ideal weight