South Asian women living in Western cultures may experience skin colour dissatisfaction, as fair skin is an important South Asian appearance ideal, whilst visible ethnic differences in their skin colour may lead to appearance-related ethnic teasing from members from the mainstream culture. This study investigates whether appearance-related ethnic teasing is indirectly associated with body dissatisfaction via skin colour dissatisfaction and explores the relationship between appearance-related ethnic teasing, cultural identification and skin colour dissatisfaction amongst first-generation South Asian women living in the United Kingdom. South Asian women (N = 98; 18–55 years, M = 24.60) completed an online questionnaire that measured appearance-related ethnic teasing, skin colour dissatisfaction, cultural identification, and body dissatisfaction. Appearance-related ethnic teasing was indirectly linked with greater body dissatisfaction via greater skin colour dissatisfaction. Appearance-related ethnic teasing was linked with stronger British identification, a greater sense of having an integrated identity and greater skin colour dissatisfaction. South Asian identification was associated with greater skin colour dissatisfaction. These findings suggest that skin colour dissatisfaction is an important link between appearance-related ethnic teasing and acculturating South Asian women’s body image.

生活在西方文化中的南亚女性可能会对肤色不满意，因为白皙的皮肤是南亚人的重要外表理想，而她们肤色的明显种族差异可能会导致来自主流文化成员的与外表有关的种族取笑。本研究调查了与外表相关的种族取笑是否通过肤色不满意间接与身体不满相关，并探讨了居住在英国的第一代南亚女性与外表相关的种族取笑、文化认同和肤色不满之间的关系。南亚女性（N  = 98；18-55 岁，M= 24.60) 完成了一项在线问卷，该问卷测量了与外表相关的种族取笑、肤色不满意、文化认同和身体不满意。与外表相关的种族取笑通过更大的肤色不满意与更大的身体不满意间接相关。与外表有关的种族取笑与更强的英国认同感、更大的统一身份感和更大的肤色不满意有关。南亚认同与更大的肤色不满意有关。这些研究结果表明，肤色不满意是与外表相关的种族取笑和适应南亚女性身体形象之间的重要联系。