Eating Disorders and Attitudes in Maltese and Italian Female Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Santonastaso ◽  
Dorothy Scicluna ◽  
Giovanni Colombo ◽  
Tatiana Zanetti ◽  
Angela Favaro
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Female Students

Psychometric properties of the Attitudes Towards Body Figure Questionnaire in Mexican female students and patients with eating disorders

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 430-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Unikel Santoncini ◽  
Francisco Juárez García ◽  
Gilda Gómez Peresmitré
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Female Students

Dépistage des troubles des conduites alimentaires chez une population d'étudiantes de niveau collégial: corrélation avec deux caractéristiques psychosociales*

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 892-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Ratté ◽  
Guy Pomerleau ◽  
Et Claude Lapointe
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Positive Predictive Value ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Female College ◽  
Eat 26

The aims of this study were to measure the extent of severe eating disorders among female college students, to verify if there is a correlation with two indicators of “pressure to perform” while evaluating a screening instrument. Of 1144 female students, 16.3% scored 20 or above on the EAT-26 scale. Interviews allowed to determine that the positive predictive value of the EAT-26 when coupled with a low self-reported weight is considerably heightened. It was possible to estimate that over the last three years one girl out of 12 has presented severe eating disorders and one in 65 has suffered from anorexia nervosa. The EAT score was significantly correlated with the mother's level of schooling but not with the student's academic discipline.

scholarly journals A study protocol for a preliminary randomised controlled trial assessing the acceptability and effectiveness of two eating disorders prevention interventions in Switzerland: The HEIDI BP-HW project

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259796
Author(s):  
Isabelle Carrard ◽  
Sophie Bucher Della Torre
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Waiting List ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Group Sessions ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Because of the serious consequences of eating disorders on young women’s lives and because of the lack of specialised care facilities, assessing and implementing evidence-based prevention interventions is necessary. Switzerland, like other Western countries, has high prevalence rates of eating disorders. However, no prevention interventions have been evaluated in this country so far. This paper presents the protocol of a preliminary study with the aim to evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of two interventions, the Body Project (BP) and the Healthy Weight Program (HW), for female students from French-speaking Switzerland. These two interventions were chosen because they have been widely evaluated and they proved to be effective in various countries. They take place in groups and include four weekly sessions over one month. Because of the pandemic situation, the group sessions will take place online on an collaborative platform. The design is a three-arm randomised controlled study. Ninety female students aged 18–25 and presenting with at least moderate body dissatisfaction will be randomised into three groups: (1) one-month BP intervention, (2) one-month HW intervention, and (3) one-month waiting-list control group followed by the BP intervention. Assessments of body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalisation, dietary restraint, negative affect, and eating disorder psychopathology will be conducted before and after the interventions or waiting list and after a one-month follow-up. ANCOVA and ANOVA with repeated measures will be used to assess group differences and follow-up stability. Acceptability will be assessed with a questionnaire on participants’ satisfaction with the interventions, group discussion at the end of the intervention, and with participants’ rate of attendance to the group sessions. The study results will provide additional data on these two eating disorders prevention interventions and will suggest ways for their dissemination and further evaluation in Switzerland.

scholarly journals Eating Disorders and the Risk of their Development in Students according to the Level of Personal Anxiety

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-129
Author(s):  
L. A. Proskuryakova
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Affect Body Weight ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
High Level ◽  
Different Levels

The research examined eating disorders and the risk of their development in students according to the level of personal anxiety  from a gender perspective. An analysis showed a connection  between the level of personal anxiety and compulsive and external  types of eating behavior in female students. The sample group  consisted of 70 people, of whom 52,9 % had a high level of personal anxiety (the proportion of girls was 83,8 %). 95,7 % of students had either compulsive (64,2 %) or external (21,4 %) eating disorder. At  this age, an eating disorder does not affect body weight. However, if  the level of personal anxiety increases, it escalates the risk of  developing at least three types of eating disorders by 11,5 times. With an increase in the level of personal anxiety, the risk of  developing external overeating increases by 12,5 times and the risk  of developing a compulsive type of eating behavior increases by 1,5  times. The research revealed some gender features of eating  disorders development: girls with a high level of personal anxiety  proved to have a 5,68 times higher risk of developing various eating  disorders. However, a study in the ability to cope with stress in  students with different levels of personal anxiety with regard to  gender did not show any statistically significant differences in the  study groups. The research demonstrated that there is a need in  psycho-preventive measures that would shape rational nutrition  stereotypes in students. 

scholarly journals Menstrual Abnormalities and Their Association With Stress and Quality of Life Among Females Studying Health Sciences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Batool Alaskar ◽  
Sara Alhunaif ◽  
Mise Alreem Shaheen ◽  
Hanan Alkadri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Premenstrual Symptoms

Abstract BackgroundMenstrual abnormalities seem to occur more frequently in students studying medicine and health sciences. Menstrual abnormalities have the potential to impact women’s health, their physical and emotional wellbeing as well as social and school functioning, there is a clear need for better understanding of these disease processes, their associations, and impact on quality of life. The present study aims to explore the association between menstrual abnormalities, psychological disturbances and eating disorders among female students studying health sciences subjectsMethodsThis was a cross-sectional study, in which students from all health science colleges at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia, were asked to partake by answering questions pertaining to their demographic data, menstrual patterns, perceived stress, and quality of life using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS ) and the 20-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-20) respectively. All statistical analyses were done using IBM SPSS Statistics software.ResultsMost respondents had a normal length cycle, duration and flow. Many of our respondents reported some type of premenstrual symptoms with mixed symptoms being the most prevalent 44%. Those who had mixed premenstrual symptoms also had high levels of perceived stress (p<0.001). However, there was no correlation between menstrual cycle length and duration and levels of perceived stress. Regarding the SF-20 quality of life components who had premenstrual symptoms including pain, psychological symptoms , and mixed symptoms did poorly on the physical, social, and mental health aspects of quality of life.DiscussionOur findings are in line with those identified by other authors who demonstrate a strong positive correlation with premenstrual symptoms and perceived stress and also an association between menstrual abnormalities and quality of life and activities of daily living. Due to the cross-sectional nature of the study, causality cannot be determined and prospective studies are recommended in the futureConclusionsWe found that those who had menorrhagia, premenstrual symptoms, or eating disorders reported high levels of stress. We have also demonstrated a link between premenstrual symptoms, menstrual abnormalities, PCOS , and worse quality of life. We hope that this unique study will shed some light on the struggles faced by health science female students and help policy makers enhance mental and reproductive/endocrinological health care access for them

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