Pathways for Disordered Eating Behaviors in Minority Girls

Olvera, Norma; McCarley, Kendall; Matthews-Ewald, Molly R.; Fisher, Felicia D.; Jones, Mark S.; Flynn, Erika G.

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“…In addition, weight-related teasing, as expected, was negatively associated with appearance esteem, which supports the importance of the influence of significant others' values on body image (Ata et al, 2007). This finding is also consistent with previous suggestions that this type of comment in adolescence is associated with objectified body consciousness and eating disorders over time (Olvera et al, 2016).…”

Section: Appearance Esteem Trajectorysupporting

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Appearance Esteem Trajectory According to Three Different Sources of Support Among Adolescents Over a School Year

Gagné

Blackburn

Auclair

et al. 2020

J Youth Adolescence

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Although social support has been linked to body satisfaction, there has been little research on the effect of differential sources of support on the trajectory of appearance esteem over time. To address this gap, this study explored changes in adolescents' appearance esteem to perceived social support over one year. Data were collected from 339 Canadian adolescents (54.57% females) in Grade 7 (M age = 12.05) and Grade 10 (M age = 15.14). Multilevel growth modeling revealed that perceived social support from fathers was not associated with appearance esteem, whereas mothers' support had the strongest effect on appearance esteem, consistently over time. Friends' support was also related to an increase in the appearance esteem trajectory, but only for older students. Overall, this prospective study provides a better understanding of the unique contribution of three different sources of social support during adolescence for preventing negative appearance esteem, beyond the effects of other related variables.

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Appearance Esteem Trajectory According to Three Different Sources of Support Among Adolescents Over a School Year

Gagné

Blackburn

Auclair

et al. 2020

J Youth Adolescence

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“…The situation of obese university students may be more prominent. To have a slim body, overweight women are more likely to perform restricted fasting or skip meals and engage in dietary restriction behaviors than their normal-weight peers [ 50 ]. A retrospective study of 179 young people aged 12–22 years in the United States found that adolescents with a history of overweight or obesity accounted for a large proportion of people who controlled their weight through dietary restrictions [ 51 ].…”

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Relationship between body dissatisfaction, insufficient physical activity, and disordered eating behaviors among university students in southern China

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Background With an increasing incidence of obesity, the relationship between obesity and body image has become a hot research topic worldwide. From high school to university, young people experience changes in their social environment. University students have a high incidence of eating disorders and insufficient physical activity. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between body dissatisfaction, insufficient physical activity, and disordered eating behaviors among university students in southern China. Methods In total, 1296 university students aged 18–23 years were recruited for this study. The participants completed anthropometric measurements, the Physical Activity Rating scale-3 (PARS-3), and the Chinese-Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (C-DEBQ). The ideal weight and silhouette were reported by university students using a questionnaire. Results Compared with men, young women had a higher level of body dissatisfaction. For men, body mass index (BMI; β = 0.76, P < 0.01), physical activity score (β = − 0.11, P < 0.01), and restrained eating score (β = 0.10, P < 0.01) were the significant factors predictive of body dissatisfaction. For women, BMI (β = 0.57, P < 0.01), muscle mass (β = 0.12, P < 0.01), physical activity score (β = − 0.11, P < 0.01), and restrained eating score (β = 0.09, P < 0.01) were the significant factors predictive of body dissatisfaction. Conclusions University students with high body dissatisfaction had lower physical activity scores and higher restrained eating scores. The data presented here highlight the impact of university students’ body dissatisfaction on physical activity deficiency and disordered eating behaviors in China.

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Body image concerns and disordered eating among older women: Identifying variables of interest for integrated models

Rodgers

Berry

Laveway

2022

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: Research focused on developing risk and protective models of body image concerns and disordered eating among older women is scant. Models including biological, psychological, and sociocultural elements may be useful explanatory frameworks in this group. Thus, the aim of this study was to conduct formative research exploring the constructs that form part of biopsychosocial models of body image concerns and disordered eating among older women.Method: A sample of 184 women aged 60-75 years completed an online survey assessing media pressures, thin-ideal internalization, depression symptoms, weight and shape concerns, and disordered eating as well as positive reappraisal and acceptance of aging-related changes to appearance.Results: After the addition of two supplemental pathways, the model revealed good fit to the data. In the final model, age, depression, and media pressure were associated with media internalization, that was in turn associated with weight and shape concerns, and then disordered eating. Depression was also directly associated with both weight and shape concerns and disordered eating. The model varied across older women with high versus low levels of positive reappraisal and acceptance of aging-related changes to appearance. Specifically, among those high on this trait, the pathways between depression and thin-ideal internalization, and between weight and shape concerns and disordered eating were significantly weaker.Discussion: These findings support the usefulness of biopsychosocial models for grounding research on body image concerns and disordered eating among older women, and suggest positive reappraisal and acceptance of aging-related changes to appearance as a useful dimension to focus on.

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Pathways for Disordered Eating Behaviors in Minority Girls

Cited by 13 publications

References 63 publications

Appearance Esteem Trajectory According to Three Different Sources of Support Among Adolescents Over a School Year

Appearance Esteem Trajectory According to Three Different Sources of Support Among Adolescents Over a School Year

Relationship between body dissatisfaction, insufficient physical activity, and disordered eating behaviors among university students in southern China

Body image concerns and disordered eating among older women: Identifying variables of interest for integrated models

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