Eating disturbances among adolescent schoolgirls in Jordan

Mousa, Tamara Y.; Al-Domi, Hayder; Mashal, Rima H.; Jibril, Musa

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2009.10.008

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“…Although this prevalence may not be as high in comparison to what is reported in some of the neighboring countries such as 26.4% abnormal eating behavior in Turkish male adolescents (23). In some Arab countries in the Middle-East region, the prevalence of eating disorders was considerably higher than that of the current study (9,10,24).…”

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Eating Disorders among Iranian Male Adolescents

Garrusi

Baneshi

Pakgohar

2016

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Objectives: Eating disorders are important health issues of body image disturbances. These disorders are not limited to Western countries or females. The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of eating disorders among Iranian male adolescents and the associated factors. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 433 male high school students. The study assessed the effects of demographic characteristics, social pressures from family and friends, self-esteem, body satisfaction and media on eating disorders. Results are presented in terms of odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (CI). P-values less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: About 15% of male adolescents had eating disorders. There were significant differences between the two groups (with and without eating disorders) in terms of social pressure, body dissatisfaction and body mass index (BMI). Body dissatisfaction (OR = 1.23, 95% CI: 1.01-1.50) and BMI (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.06-1.21) were identified as predictive factors in eating disorders. Conclusions:The results indicated the need for more attention to eating disorders and predictive factors in Iranian adolescents as an example of Asian cultures.

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“…About 33% of Omani teenagers were vulnerable to express anorexic-like behavior and 12.3% for binge eating or bulimia (9). Bulimia nervosa (0.6%), BED (1.8%) and EDNOS (31%) were also reported in Jordanian female adolescents (10).…”

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confidence: 99%

Eating Disorders among Iranian Male Adolescents

Garrusi

Baneshi

Pakgohar

2016

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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“…The EAT-26 is used to examine eating disorder risk based on attitudes, feelings, and behaviours related to eating and eating disorder symptoms. It has been confirmed as a reliable and valid instrument in English (Garner et al, 1982), Hebrew (Ianuca, 1990), and Arabic (Al-Subaie et al, 1996;Devlin, 2007;Mousa, Al-Domi, Mashal, & Jibril, 2010;Nasser, 1986).…”

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Not just a western girls' problem: eating attitudes among Israeli-Arab adolescent boys and girls

Latzer

Azaiza

Tzischinsky

2012

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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The aim of the study was to compare eating attitudes and behaviours between IsraeliArab adolescent boys and girls from two religious, age and residential settings subgroups. The sample consisted of 1966 Israeli-Arab adolescents, from Grades 7-12 (42% boys, 93% Muslims and 7% Christians), who completed the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26), demographic and clinical questionnaires. The girls had significantly higher EAT-26 scores than boys. Of the students, 17.6% (18.7% of girls and 16.4% of boys) had disturbed eating attitudes . No significant differences were found between girls and boys in age and religious affiliation subgroups; however, more girls in urban areas had disturbed eating attitudes than boys. The results demonstrate a high prevalence of disturbed eating attitudes among both male and female Israeli-Arab adolescents and emphasise that boys are at risk as much as girls. It is suggested that there are more similarities than differences between boys and girls.

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“…This problem is accompanied by the practice of unhealthy behaviors among this population group, including dieting, fasting [2,3], and skipping meals [2], as well as extreme weight-control behaviors, selfinduced vomiting, and misuse of laxatives and medications for weight loss [3][4][5][6][7]. These unhealthy weight-control behaviors are especially prevalent among adolescents who are dissatisfied with their bodies [4][5][6]8,9] and are considered to be predictors of eating disorders [4,10]. Among the eating disorders, anorexia nervosa (binge-eating/purging type) and bulimia nervosa are characterized by uncontrollable binge eating followed by the adoption of extreme measures to minimize or eliminate the effects of the excessive consumption of food and to avoid gaining weight [11].…”

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confidence: 99%