Eating disorder behaviors and depression: a minimal relationship beyond social comparison, self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 989-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda A. Green ◽  
Norman A. Scott ◽  
Susan E. Cross ◽  
Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao ◽  
Jada J. Hallengren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Eating Disorder Behaviors

scholarly journals The role of individual and social variables in predicting body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms among Iranian adolescent girls: an expanding of the tripartite influence model

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shima Shahyad ◽  
Shahla Pakdaman ◽  
Omid Shokri ◽  
Seyed Hassan Saadat
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Thin Ideal Internalization

The aim of the present study was to examine the causal relationships between psychological and social factors, being independent variables and body image dissatisfaction plus symptoms of eating disorders as dependent variables through the mediation of social comparison and thin-ideal internalization. To conduct the study, 477 high-school students from Tehran were recruited by method of cluster sampling. Next, they filled out Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES), Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS), Self-Concept Clarity Scale (SCCS), Appearance Perfectionism Scale (APS), Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) and Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-4). In the end, collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings showed that the assumed model perfectly fitted the data after modification and as a result, all the path-coefficients of latent variables (except for the path between self-esteem and thin-ideal internalization) were statistically significant (p<0.05). Also, in this model, 75% of scores' distribution of body dissatisfaction was explained through psychological variables, socio-cultural variables, social comparison and internalization of the thin ideal. The results of the present study provid experimental basis for the confirmation of proposed causal model. The combination of psychological, social and cultural variables could efficiently predict body image dissatisfaction of young girls in Iran. Key Words: Thin-ideal Internalization, Social comparison, Body image dissatisfaction, mediating effects model, eating disorder symptoms, psychological factors.

scholarly journals Adolescent eating disorder behaviours and cognitions: Gender-specific effects of child, maternal and family risk factors

2015 ◽  
Vol 207 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Micali ◽  
B. De Stavola ◽  
G. Ploubidis ◽  
E. Simonoff ◽  
J. Treasure ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Economic Disadvantage ◽  
Family Risk Factors ◽  
Family Risk ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Parental Risk Factors ◽  
Gender Specific

BackgroundEating disorder behaviours begin in adolescence. Few longitudinal studies have investigated childhood risk and protective factors.AimsTo investigate the prevalence of eating disorder behaviours and cognitions and associated childhood psychological, physical and parental risk factors among a cohort of 14-year-old children.MethodData were collected from 6140 boys and girls aged 14 years. Gender-stratified models were used to estimate prospective associations between childhood body dissatisfaction, body mass index (BMI), self-esteem, maternal eating disorder and family economic disadvantage on adolescent eating disorder behaviours and cognitions.ResultsChildhood body dissatisfaction strongly predicted eating disorder cognitions in girls, but only in interaction with BMI in boys. Higher self-esteem had a protective effect, particularly in boys. Maternal eating disorder predicted body dissatisfaction and weight/shape concern in adolescent girls and dieting in boys.ConclusionsRisk factors for eating disorder behaviours and cognitions vary according to gender. Prevention strategies should be gender-specific and target modifiable predictors in childhood and early adolescence.

Acculturation, Body Image, Self-Esteem, And Eating-Disorder Symptomatology In Adolescent Mexican American Women

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg W. Joiner ◽  
Susan Kashubeck
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Mexican American Women ◽  
Eating Disordered ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptomatology

In this article the relationship among acculturation, body image, self-esteem, and eating disorder symptomatology in 120 Mexican American adolescent women was investigated. Surprisingly, acculturation levels were not related to anorexic or bulimic symptomatology, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction or thinness of ideal and attractive figures. Lower levels of self-esteem predicted higher levels of anorexic and bulimic symptomatology. Body mass was positively related to bulimic scores. In contrast to Lester and Petrie (1995), body dissatisfaction was significantly related to eating-disorder symptomatology. The high levels of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors found in this study suggest that rather than exclusively being an Anglo, middle-to upper-class phenomenon, eating-disordered behavior also exists within lower socioeconomic status Mexican American adolescent women.

Body-, Eating-, and Exercise-Related Comparisons During Eating Disorder Recovery and Validation of the BEECOM-R

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica F. Saunders ◽  
Asia A. Eaton ◽  
Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Social Comparisons ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
The Body ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Additive Influence

Social comparison tendencies are strongly associated with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. In the current study, we quantitatively examined the structure and predictive value of these constructs during eating disorder recovery. We revised an existing measure of body-, eating-, and exercise-related social comparisons, the Body, Eating, and Exercise Comparison Orientation Measure (BEECOM), to improve psychometric properties. We also assessed the psychometric properties of the shortened Body, Eating, and Exercise Comparison Orientation Measure-Revised (BEECOM-R) in a comparison sample, resulting in an abbreviated measure suitable for recovering, clinical, and non-clinical samples. Finally, we used the revised measure to examine the additive influence of body-, eating-, and exercise-related comparisons on shape and weight dissatisfaction and disordered eating cognitions among 150 women (ages of 18–35 years) in self-identified recovery. Results suggest that body-, eating-, and exercise-related social comparisons all continue to correlate with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating during recovery. A minority of participants reported these comparisons to be helpful during the recovery process. We recommend social comparison as a clinical target for most women seeking support for eating pathology. Additional online materials for this article are available on PWQ’s website at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/ 10.1177/0361684319851718

The effects of a self-esteem manipulation on body dissatisfaction in binge eating disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Naumann ◽  
Brunna Tuschen-Caffier ◽  
Monika Trentowska ◽  
Detlef Caffier ◽  
Jennifer Svaldi
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Binge Eating Disorder ◽  
Self Esteem

Associated Factors of Unhealthy Eating Patterns among Spanish University Students by Gender

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 364-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Sepulveda ◽  
José Antonio Carrobles ◽  
Ana M. Gandarillas
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
University Students ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
Abnormal Eating

This study has examined bio-socio-demographic and psychopathological factors probably associated with unhealthy eating patterns among university students and to estimate a multifactorial model following the associated factors by gender. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated to describe associations on basis of Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) stratified by gender in a representative sample of Spanish university students (n = 2551). The high EDI scorers for both sexes presented higher prevalence of dieting, body dissatisfaction, levels of psychopathology and lower self-esteem than the low EDI scorers. The results suggest that older students and higher self-esteem scores present lower scores in the EDI. In the female population, depression, paranoid dimension, dieting and body dissatisfaction were associated with population with unhealthy eating patterns. In the male sample, dieting, body dissatisfaction and interpersonal sensibility were also associated with unhealthy eating patterns. The results corroborate that abnormal eating patterns tend to affect specific vulnerable groups. We do not know the precise mechanisms through which these risk behaviors and attitudes, such as dieting or body dissatisfaction, may facilitate the later development of an eating disorder.

scholarly journals Binge eating behavior in a sample of Lebanese Adolescents: Correlates and Binge Eating Scale validation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Mina ◽  
Souheil Hallit ◽  
Radoslaw Rogoza ◽  
Sahar Obeid ◽  
Michel Soufia
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Binge Eating Scale

Abstract Background Binge eating disorder is a common eating disorder among the adolescent population. The available literature in the Middle East in general, and Lebanon specifically, is relatively scarce and/or outdated. The objectives of this study were to (1) validate the Binge Eating Scale (BES) for use in Lebanese adolescents, and (2) assess correlates of binge eating behavior among this population. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted between May and June 2020, enrolling 555 adolescents between the ages of 15–18 years old from all Lebanese governorates. The Binge Eating Scale was used to screen for the presence/absence of binge eating. Results A confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the one-factorial model fits the data best. The results of a linear regression, taking the binge eating score as the dependent variable, showed that higher body dissatisfaction, more alcohol use disorder, higher depression, vomiting to lose weight and starving to lose weight were significantly associated with more binge eating. Higher self-esteem was significantly associated with less binge eating. Conclusion The Arabic Version of the BES scale seems to be a reliable tool to be used in Lebanese adolescents for the assessment of binge eating. More body dissatisfaction, lower self-esteem, increased depressive symptoms were associated with more binge eating. We hope this tool will be a reliable one to be used in epidemiological studies and research about eating behaviors/disorders. Plain English summary The results showed that higher body dissatisfaction, higher depression, vomiting to lose weight and starving to lose weight were significantly associated with more binge eating. Our study also showed that the Binge Eating Scale is an adapted and validated tool to be used among Lebanese adolescents for the assessment of binge eating. We hope that the study results will help clinicians in the screening and management of Binge Eating behaviors among Lebanese adolescents.

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