Culture is believed to play a central role in body image and eating problems, and for this reason, it is important to conduct cross-cultural investigations of relevant theoretical models. This study involves a non-Western replication of one of the few existing models of positive body image, the gratitude model of body appreciation, which was originally developed using American women. The model postulates that a grateful attitude is associated with body appreciation and intuitive eating via reduced contingent self-worth and social comparison. The current study aims to examine the applicability of the model to Japanese women. A sample of 648 Japanese women (age range = 15–69, M = 42.1, SD = 15.7) completed online measures of gratitude, contingent self-worth, social comparison, body appreciation, and intuitive eating. In general, all paths in the original model were replicated in the current model. However, two new paths were added to achieve good fit, including a path from basing one’s self-worth on others’ approval to body appreciation and another path from gratitude directly to intuitive eating. These differential pathways are discussed in the context of Japanese culture that emphasizes appreciation towards foods and self-definition based on social approval. In addition, implications for intervention are described.

人们认为文化在人体形象和饮食问题中起着核心作用，因此，重要的是对相关理论模型进行跨文化研究。这项研究涉及一种非西方复制形式，该模型是少数几个现有的正面身体图像模型之一，即身体欣赏的感恩模型，该模型最初是由美国女性开发的。该模型假定，感恩的态度与身体欣赏和直觉进食有关，通过减少偶然的自我价值和社会比较来实现。当前的研究旨在检验该模型对日本女性的适用性。648名日本女性的样本（年龄范围= 15–69，M  = 42.1，SD = 15.7）完成了在线衡量感激，或有自我价值，社交比较，身体欣赏和直觉饮食的措施。通常，原始模型中的所有路径都会在当前模型中复制。但是，增加了两个新的途径来实现良好的契合度，包括从一个人的自我价值基于他人的认可到对身体的欣赏的一条道路，以及从感恩的直接到直觉的饮食的另一条道路。这些差异途径是在日本文化的背景下讨论的，日本文化强调对食物的欣赏和基于社会认可的自我定义。另外，描述了干预的含义。