Eating attitudes and body image concerns among female university students in the United Arab Emirates

Thomas, Justin; Khan, Salim; Abdulrahman, Amani Ahmed

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2010.02.008

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“…Previous studies with Emirati samples have found the EAT-26 to be reliable (Schulte & Thomas, 2013;Thomas et al, 2010). The internal reliability of the EAT-26 in the present study was good (α = .84).…”

Section: Eating Attitudes Test (Eat-26)supporting

confidence: 64%

“…Cases of eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa, were first documented in the United Arab Emirates in the 1990s (Abou-Saleh et al, 1996). Consistent with the 'spectrum hypothesis' of eating disorders, subsequent research identified a relatively high rate of subclinical cases amongst Emirati females (Eapen et al, 2006;Schulte & Thomas, 2013;Thomas et al, 2010); a finding also recently extended to Emirati males (Musaiger, Al-Mannai, & Al-Lalla, 2014). Acculturation -the process by which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group (Solis, Marks, Garcia, & Shelton, 1990) -is commonly proposed as an explanation for the relatively high levels of eating disorders symptomatology found in previous UAE-based studies.…”

Section: Implicit Out-group Preference and Eating Disorders Symptoms mentioning

confidence: 57%

“…All four of Gordon's factors resonate strongly with the UAE's rapid socioeconomic transition (Thomas et al, 2010). Nasser (2009) hypothesizes that in the context of such transitional circumstances, those individuals with insufficient adaptive resources to support adjustment to the new cultural environment may suffer from "acculturative stress".…”

Section: Implicit Out-group Preference and Eating Disorders Symptoms mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, acculturation is also suspected of playing a role in the rise of psychological problems (Ghubash, Daradkeh, Al-Muzafari, Manssori, & Abou-Saleh, 2001), particularly those associated with eating and body image concerns (Abou-Saleh, Younis, & Karim, 1996;Gordon, 2000;Nasser, 2009;Schulte & Thomas, 2013;Thomas, Abdulrahman, & Khan, 2010). Cases of eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa, were first documented in the United Arab Emirates in the 1990s (Abou-Saleh et al, 1996).…”

Section: Implicit Out-group Preference and Eating Disorders Symptoms mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Studies exploring the relationship between acculturation and eating disorders symptoms have proven equivocal. Socially desirable responding associated with the use of explicit measures may account for these mixed findings. This study explores the relationship between in-group identity, acculturation and eating disorders symptoms using both implicit and explicit assessments.Emirati female college students (N=94) completed an affective priming task (APT) designed to implicitly assess Emirati in-group evaluations. Participants also completed explicit measures, including the Westernization Survey and the Multicomponent In-group Identification Scale.Eating disorders symptoms were assessed using the Eating Attitudes Test. Only implicit in-group evaluations were correlated with eating disorders symptoms. Specifically, increases in in-group preference were associated with lower levels of eating disorders symptomatology. Furthermore, participants with an actual out-group preference had significantly higher levels of eating disorders symptomatology compared with those demonstrating an in-group preference.These findings support the acculturative stress hypothesis, and suggest that the relationship between eating disorders and acculturation may be better understood with reference to implicit rather than explicit in-group evaluations.

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Section: Implicit Out-group Preference and Eating Disorders Symptoms mentioning

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“…Estes resultados estão de acordo com as prevalências encontradas em pesquisas com universitários (QUADROS et al, 2010;THOMAS et al, 2010;GONÇALVES et al, 2008;COQUEIRO et al, 2008;SECCHI et al, 2009;ANSARI et al, 2010). Destaca-se que uma percepção aumentada do peso corporal pode estar significativamente associada a maiores risco de sintomas depressivos, especialmente nas mulheres, como observado em estudo recente com universitários norte-americanos (HARRING et al, 2010).…”

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Fatores associados à imagem corporal em estudantes de Educação Física

Silva

Saenger

Pereira

2011

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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IntroduçãoO padrão de beleza, enquanto conceito culturalmente construído pelo imaginário social modifica-se em diferentes contextos históricos e sociais, mas, apesar disso, o culto ao corpo, de uma forma ou de outra, sempre esteve associado à imagem de poder, beleza e mobilidade social (ANDRADE; BOSI, 2003;PEREIRA et al., 2009). Conforme discutem Cash e Pruzinski (1990) a imagem corporal pode ser interpretada como a forma que o corpo se apresenta para os indivíduos, tanto com relação a eles mesmos, quanto aos outros indivíduos do seu meio. Tratase de um construto multifatorial ligado, tanto a fatores neurofisiológicos e anatômicos, como sociais e culturais.A literatura atual (CONTI et al., 2005;MALDONADO, 2006;BAUER; KIRCHENGAST, 2006;GRAUP et al., 2008;PEREIRA et al., 2009;PEREIRA et al., 2008) destaca a crescente influência e pressão exercidas pela mídia no sentido da homogeneização de corpos pelos padrões de beleza em voga levando os indivíduos, especialmente adolescentes e mulheres, a uma maior insatisfação com seu corpo. Coqueiro et al. (2008) sistematizaram os fatores que podem estar associados à satisfação com a imagem corporal considerando as seguintes dimensões: percepção da expectativa dos pais e amigos para ser mais magro, localização geográfica da residência (grandes centros urbanos ou cidades menores), depressão e comportamentos de saúde (auto-estima, comportamento alimentar, uso de esteróides e dependência de exercício, percepção equivocada Motriz, Rio Claro, v.17 n.4, p.630-639, out./dez. 2011 Artigo Original Fatores associados à imagem corporal em estudantes de Educação FísicaTatiana Rodrigues da Silva Resumo: Objetivou-se investigar alguns fatores associados à percepção da imagem corporal em acadêmicos de educação física. 230 estudantes responderam a um questionário com questões relacionadas à imagem corporal e práticas de atividade física. Avaliações antropométricas foram realizadas. Análises ajustadas da insatisfação pelo excesso de peso e pela magreza foram apresentadas. As prevalências de insatisfação com a imagem corporal foram de 62,8% para o sexo masculino e de 67% para o feminino. A insatisfação pela magreza foi 2,71 (IC95%: 1,47-4,99) vezes maior no grupo masculino e a insatisfação pelo excesso de peso foi 2,22 (IC95%: 1,40-3,54) vezes maior no grupo feminino. Devido às altas prevalências de insatisfação com a imagem corporal identificadas, sugere-se que os cursos de formação dêem maior destaque a temas como imagem corporal e padrões de beleza nas atividades curriculares, possibilitando uma melhor atuação junto a grupos com distorções de imagem corporal, comuns em escolas e academias. Palavras-chave: Imagem Corporal. Estado Nutricional. Sexo. Estudantes. Factors associated with body image in Physical Education studentsAbstract: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with body image in physical education students. 230 students answered a questionnaire with body image and physical activities habits questions. Anthropometrics evaluations were taken. Adjusted analy...

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Prevalence and Incidence of Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Countries

Szabo

2015

The Wiley Handbook of Eating Disorders

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Eating attitudes and body image concerns among female university students in the United Arab Emirates

Cited by 96 publications

References 17 publications

Implicit out-group preference is associated with eating disorders symptoms amongst Emirati females

Implicit out-group preference is associated with eating disorders symptoms amongst Emirati females

Fatores associados à imagem corporal em estudantes de Educação Física

Prevalence and Incidence of Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Countries

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