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Cass, Kamila M. Bardone-Cone Anna. "The impact of a media literacy intervention on the effects of exposure to conventional and novel thin-ideal media immediate effects and two-week follow-up /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6093.
Full textThe entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on August 4, 2009) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
O'Brien, Kendall. "The Cultivation of Eating Disorders through Instagram." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6004.
Full textDofsand, Felicia. "Media, men and eating disorders. a qualitative study of the media factors influence in the sicken of a eating disorder." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25312.
Full textEating disorders are a disease group that is becoming more common in society. One of the reasons that the disease is increasing is the unrealistic ideal that is presented in media. The media-pressure is substantial and accessible. The beauty ideal involve a dissatisfaction of a persons own body and his or hers appearance that will contribute to the drive of change. The purpose of this study is to investigate if men, as well as women, are influenced by the media-factor in the sicken of an eating disorder. Also if the sex matters and plays a certain role for those who suffer. Only 10 percent of those who are suffering from an eating disorder and that seeks help are men. Can the ideal have an direct affect that less men suffer from this disease? Or can the different expectations of the sexes and of the disease implicate that men don´t realize that they are sick, or that they feel shameful to seek help because eating disorders are known to be a women’s disease? The results implicate that eating disorders is a complex disease and that the media-factor alone does not contribute to sicken or the cause of sickness.
Kimevski, Kara L. "Social Media and Its Connection to the Development of Eating Disorders." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1512484928637599.
Full textUpadhyaya, Shrinkhala. "Detection of Eating Disorders Among Young Women: Implications for Development Communication." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1521261916063295.
Full textHenry, Keisha Denythia. "Ethnicity and acculturation as moderators of the relationship between media exposure, awareness, and thin-ideal internalization in African American women." Texas A&M University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4176.
Full textLambruschini, Falcon Karla, and Kristian Hjertén. "Media och ätstörningar : En litteraturöversikt." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-339579.
Full textBackground: Media has an increasing role in the daily life and so is the prevalence of Eating Disorders, for men and women. In the light of technological advances, the media becomes more approachable which increases the risk of impact. Aim: To gather knowledge through scientific literature about how media impact the risk of onset in an Eating Disorder, among young people ages 12 to 30. Method: Structured literature study based on 11 quantitative original articles. Result: Affect, eating patterns and body image can change when exposed to appearance media, which idealizes an unrealistic body image which can lead to a disordered eating pathology. The Individuals with discrepancies between the self-image and the idealized one they think they ought to have, or those who have previously had disordered eating pathology are at greater risk of internalizing the idealized message. Conclusion: This literature review shows that media can impact the risk of the upbringing of an eating disorder and the impact strengthens when the individual has disordered eating pathology or has distorted view on their selves or on how society previously dictated. Body dissatisfaction, internalization of the thin ideal, changed eating patterns, impact on affect and self-esteem are factors, which unconsciously affect young women and men. Media literacy can play a big part in preventing eating disorders. More research connected to eating disorders and men is needed since previous studies focused more on women. This ought to be included in the curriculum of nursing training as eating disorders are rising.
Masawi, Francisca. "Young Women's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Eating Disorders." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6060.
Full textGann, Lianne. "Orthorexia nervosa: the role of social media #cleaneating." Diss., University of Iowa, 2019. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6948.
Full textBair, Carrie. "Relations Among Media, Eating Pathology and Body Dissatisfaction in College Women." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2359.
Full textLazo, Montoya Yessenia, Alejandra Quenaya, and Percy Mayta-Tristan. "Influencia de los medios de comunicación y el riesgo de padecer trastornos de la conducta alimentaria en escolares mujeres en Lima, Perú." Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/582620.
Full textIntroducción. Los trastornos de conducta alimentaria (TCA) son un problema de salud pública y su relación con los medios de comunicación es aún controversial. Objetivo. Evaluar si existe asociación entre los modelos de imagen corporal mostrados por los medios de comunicación y el riesgo de TCA en adolescentes escolares mujeres de Lima, Perú. Metodología. Estudio transversal realizado en tres centros educativos del distrito de La Victoria, Lima, Perú. Se midió el riesgo de TCA con la prueba de actitud alimentaria (Eating Attitudes Test-26; EAT-26, por sus siglas en inglés) y la influencia de los medios de comunicación con el cuestionario sobre actitudes socioculturales con respecto a la apariencia (Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3; SATAQ-3, por sus siglas en inglés), categorizada en terciles tanto en el puntaje global como en sus subescalas (acceso a la información, presión, internalización general y atlética). Se calcularon las razones de prevalencia ajustadas (RPa) para TCA. Resultados. Se incluyeron483 escolares con edad mediana de 14 ? 3 años. El 13,9% presentó riesgo de padecer TCA. Las escolares que presentan mayor influencia de los medios de comunicación (tercil superior del SATAQ-3) tienen mayor probabilidad de tener un riesgo de TCA (RPa: 4,24; IC 95%: 2,10-8,56), así como quienes tienen mayor acceso a la información (RP: 1,89; IC 95%: 1,09-3,25), mayor presión (RP: 4,97; IC 95%: 2,3110,69), las que presentaron mayor internalización general (RP: 5,00; IC 95%: 2,39-10,43) y las que mostraron mayor grado de internalización atlética (RP: 4,35; IC 95%: 2,19-8,66). Conclusión. A mayor influencia de los medios de comunicación, existe una mayor probabilidad de riesgo de padecer TCA en escolares mujeres en Lima, Perú.
Barta, Jonna Lee. "Media Effects on the Body Shape Ideal and Bulimic Symptomatology in Males." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2261/.
Full textNeu, Ashley. "The influence of a media literacy intervention on adolescent girls at low and high-risk for eating disorders." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1386597873.
Full textHudson, Erica. "Health Care Professionals' Perceptions of Media Influence on Eating Disorder-Related Factors Among African American Women." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2358.
Full textMartin, Andrea Roxanne. "Family and media influence on perceived body image." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3078.
Full textSteiger, Isadora. "Skinny Girls Bleed Flowers, and Other Sick Lies." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1133.
Full textTissot, Abbigail M. "CHARACTERISTICS OF APPEARANCE-RELATED SOCIAL COMPARISONS TO THIN IDEAL AND SAME-SEX PEER MEDIA BY ADOLESCENT FEMALES WITH AND WITHOUT EATING DISORDERS." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1247326590.
Full textAmon, Agustina. "Sharing the Pain in Social Media: A Content Analysis of #thinspiration Images on Instagram." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3421.
Full textBaghestani, Shireen Palmer. "“It’s Good to be Thin”: The Impact of Metaphor on Our Beliefs about Diet and Exercise." Miami University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1231049883.
Full textHimes, Susan. "Examining an Acute Environmental Trigger for Dysfunctional Eating: Measuring the Immediate Impact of Fat Disparagement Media Exposure and its Effects on Body Dissatisfaction, Negative Affect, Weight Control Practice Intentions, and Sub-Clinical Binge Eating Behavior in College Women." Scholar Commons, 2009. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2014.
Full textHan, GiBaeg. "Adult Attachment Patterns, Mental Representation of Self, and Faith: Mediators of Childhood Trauma and Affect-Behavior Regulations in Adulthood." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc33158/.
Full textRagab, Shaima. "Media Messages and Womens' Body Perceptions in Egypt." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/communication_theses/30.
Full textGoodman, Jennifer Robyn Potter. "Mirroring mediated images of women how media images of thin women influence eating disorder-related behaviors and how women negotiate these images /." Digital version:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p9992802.
Full textDelgado, Johansson Amanda, and Tobias Stahl. "Du är vad du presterar : En kritisk diskursanalys av framställningen av psykisk ohälsa hos elitidrottarer." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160343.
Full textSperry, Steffanie. "Reality Cosmetic Surgery Makeovers: Potential Psychological and Behavioral Correlates." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002122.
Full textVarnado, Jessica Lea. "The Effects of Media Exposure on Body Satisfaction, Beliefs About Attractiveness, Mood and Bulimic Symptomatology Among College Women." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2687/.
Full textStargardt, Tammy. "Media Literacy Education Exposure related to Self-Esteem, Body Esteem, and Sociocultural Ideals in College Students and Graduates." ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1489.
Full textMentzer, Jennifer Kay. "How sociocultural influences impact young women‘s body image." Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/11999.
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Karen S. Myers-Bowman
Young women are influenced by a variety of different messages as they are transitioning from being viewed as little girls to being viewed as young women. While women of all ages can experience dissatisfaction with their bodies and appearance, this is especially common during the time when girls are entering into adolescence, adjusting to their changing bodies, and trying to develop a sense of who they are as an individual. Our society today has placed a significant importance on thinness and young women are bombarded with messages presenting them with an unattainable level of thinness as society‘s ideal. This paper describes adolescent development, looks at the sociocultural influences (family, peers, and media) that impact young women‘s body image, presents prevention and intervention programs that have been used with young women, and provides recommendations for family life educators on how to educate parents on the messages their daughters are being sent and provides them with suggestions on how to talk with their daughters about these messages.
Ünlü-Akyol, Cansu. "Kroppsideal hos unga kvinnor i åldern 15-25 år : En kvalitativ studie av unga kvinnors syn på kroppsideal." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-26244.
Full textI denna uppsats har jag intervjuat sex unga kvinnor om deras syn på kroppsideal och hur dessa kvinnor påverkas av deras omgivning, massmedia och sociala medier. Även relationen mellan kroppsideal och ätstörningar är relevant i sammanhanget och ingår i studien. Syftet med undersökningen är att utifrån mina respondenters svar skapa en förståelse för hur unga kvinnor förhåller sig till det kroppsideal som finns i deras vardag. Teoretiska hjälpverktyg som använts är George Herbert Meads (2007) teori om den generaliserade andre, Erving Goffmans teori om dramaturgisk perspektiv- och intryckstyrning samt Du Bois teori om det dubbla medvetandet. Jag har också använt två vetenskapliga artiklar, Elefant i nylonstrumpor – om kvinnlighet, kropp och hunger (Johansson, 1999) samt Vacker och lycklig? – om identitet, konsumtion och risk (Larsson, 2012) för att skapa en djupare förståelse kring kroppsideal. Jag kommer att redovisa de teoretiska begreppen och tidigare forskning och använda dessa som hjälpverktyg i min analys av det empiriska materialet. Med hjälp av en kvalitativ undersökningsmetod har jag kunnat påvisa att alla respondenters syn på kroppsideal påverkas av massmedia, sociala medier och respondenternas omgivning. Respondenterna upplever också att det är svårt att passa in i samhället om de inte lever upp till de rådande kroppsidealen. Den press som detta skapar gör att flera av respondenterna uppvisar tendenser till ätstörningar och liknande beteenden. Det finns även positiva aspekter med de rådande kroppsidealen, till exempel att vissa av respondenterna har blivit påverkade till att äta nyttigare, träna sina kroppar och leva hälsosammare liv. Respondenternas etnicitet påverkar i viss mån deras kroppsideal och det är vanligt att respondenterna eftersträvar vissa drag hos den motsatta etniciteten, till exempel att kvinnor med utländsk bakgrund eftersträvar blont hår och blåa ögon. Det mest framträdande i studien är den stora press, kopplad till att försöka leva upp till kroppsidealet, som respondenterna upplever och ofta mår dåligt av – och hur denna press förstärks av massmedia, sociala medier och respondenternas omgivning.
Rosewall, Juliet Mary. "Prevalence, Correlates and Moderators of Eating Pathology in New Zealand Women, Adolescent and Preadolescent Girls." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Psychology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2223.
Full textSchleenstein, Dorothé. "Frauenspezifische Suchtproblematik aus theologischer Perspektive am Beispiel der Ess-Störungen /." Frankfurt am Main : Lang, 2010. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018999763&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
Full textFriberg, Josefine, and Emma Sallander. "Engagerad eller beroende? En kvalitativ studie om unga kvinnors träningsvanor." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-26779.
Full textBackground: The benefits of physical activity is often discussed, but too rarely the consequences when it becomes excessive. It creates a complex situation when exercise and being "healthy" is essentially seen as something positive. Young women today are exercising increasingly, and they have the highest probability of ending up in a risky behavior such as eating disorders, mental illness and exercise dependency. Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the underlying factors that can be identified for these young women who exercise more than recommended. Method: This study is qualitative in nature since we want to study why young women think, do and act in a certain way. The study was based on a hermeneutic approach as it is a research method in which interpretation is central. The method is used so we by understanding are able to interpret social expressions and other products of human consciousness. The empirical data is based on five semi-structured interviews with young women aged 19-25 years. Results: The study displays that the interviewed young women shows signs of exercise dependency. They also show signs of body fixation and a problematic relationship to diet. Thus, the young women need to be supported and made aware of the risks of overtraining causes and requires empowerment to gain power over their own lives. The findings show that there is much more to explore in the area, mainly the underlying factors for excessive exercise.
Klein, Kendyl M. "Why Don't I Look Like Her? The Impact of Social Media on Female Body Image." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/720.
Full textO'Brien, Annamarie L. "Mind over Matter: Expressions of Mind/Body Dualism in Thinspiration." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1369057408.
Full textKarlsson, Clara, and Alma Shapiro. "SKAMlig ohälsa : En studie i hur psykisk ohälsa representeras i webbserien SKAM." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Medier, ljudteknik och teater, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-63863.
Full textDenna uppsats undersöker hur webbserien SKAM representerar psykisk ohälsa; på vilket sätt diskursiva konstruktioner kring psykiska sjukdomar befästs och utmanas. För att analysera detta undersöks säsong ett, två och tre. Uppsatsen bygger på Stuart Halls representationsteori, Michel Foucaults teorier kring vansinnet och Norman Faircloughs diskursteori. Den metodologi som används för studien är en kritisk diskursanalys där Norman Faircloughs tredimensionella modell är utgångspunkt. Analysen sker främst på tre olika nivåer: textuell nivå; karaktärernas dialoger och seriens visuella uttryck. Hur formatet används; hur berättelsen distribueras genom webb och sociala medier. Samt hur detta sker i en större social kontext; hur berättelsen om psykisk ohälsa ofrånkomligen också är en del av en kulturell, institutionell och samhällelig ordning. Vårt resultat visar att SKAM befäster kulturella föreställningar kring psykisk ohälsa genom att representera psykiska sjukdomar som tabubelagda och stigmatiserade samt som ett problem som (främst) ligger på individnivå. De psykiskt sjuka i serien framställs som hot mot samhällets normer där den psykiska ohälsan läggs på individnivå och inte som en produkt av samhällets konstruerade begär eller strukturella problem. Mycket begränsad hjälp till psykiskt sjuka presenteras i serien. Utlämnandet av acceptans och botemedel för de psykiskt sjuka medför att de hamnar utanför samhället och får svårare att bidra på samma sätt som en frisk, arbetande person kan.
Harrison, Kristen. "The role of self-discrepancies in the relationship between media exposure and eating disorders." 1997. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/39762762.html.
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Greenwood, Dara N. "Warning, media attachments may yield diminishing returns : an exploratory analysis of attachment style, media consumption and eating disorders." 2002. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/2389.
Full textSchnel, Nadine Deboreh. "Guidance implications related to the eating habits of adolescents." Diss., 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17948.
Full textDue to the fact that many adolescents do not follow a balanced diet, an investigation into the eating habits of adolescents was undertaken. Much research has been done on eating disorders but little research has been done on the concomitants and possible precursors to unhealthy eating habits among adolescents. A literature study was done to clarify which factors cause unhealthy eating habits. The developmental aspects of adolescence and the reciprocal effect on eating habits was also investigated. A valid and reliable measuring instrument was developed in order to measure eating habits of adolescents. This instrument was used in an empirical investigation including 340 respondents with the aim of determining the most important factors, which relate to the eating behaviour of adolescents. Educational implications of the findings are discussed in order to provide curriculum developers, teachers, parents, counsellors and the media with guidelines to help children to adopt healthy eating habits.
M.Ed. (Guidance and Counselling)
De, Beer Nadine Deboreh. "Guidance implications related to the eating habits of adolescents." Diss., 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17948.
Full textDue to the fact that many adolescents do not follow a balanced diet, an investigation into the eating habits of adolescents was undertaken. Much research has been done on eating disorders but little research has been done on the concomitants and possible precursors to unhealthy eating habits among adolescents. A literature study was done to clarify which factors cause unhealthy eating habits. The developmental aspects of adolescence and the reciprocal effect on eating habits was also investigated. A valid and reliable measuring instrument was developed in order to measure eating habits of adolescents. This instrument was used in an empirical investigation including 340 respondents with the aim of determining the most important factors, which relate to the eating behaviour of adolescents. Educational implications of the findings are discussed in order to provide curriculum developers, teachers, parents, counsellors and the media with guidelines to help children to adopt healthy eating habits.
M.Ed. (Guidance and Counselling)
Řezáčová, Petra. "Vnímání vlastního těla u vysokoškolských studentek s ohledem na možný transgenerační přenos." Master's thesis, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-326316.
Full textShu-Wei and 曹書瑋. "The study of eating disorders tendency and related factors including locus of control, influences of significant others and media in grade four to six elementary school students in Taichung." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85856851152109186176.
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營養學系碩士班
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This study recognized the eating disorders tendency and the related factors in grade four to six elementary school students in Taichung. The anonymous self-report questionnaire with four sections was used, including: A. Demographics and body satisfaction; B. Children’s Eating Attitude Test-26, ChEAT-26; C. Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale; D. Influence of Significant Others Scale and Influence of Media Scale. As a result, we found that: (1) There were 58.4% children with standard body shapes, and 32.7% boys and 22.2% girls were over-weight or fat. Moreover, 39% children wanted to be thinner. (2) The mean of ChEAT-26 was 8.71±8.35, and 10.5% children were at high risk of eating disorders tendency (ChEAT-26≧20, EAT(+)) including 8.4% boys and 12.6% girls. (3) Scores of ChEAT-26, Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale, Influence of Significant Others Scale and Influence of Media Scale were positively correlated. (4) The level of external control, influence of significant others and media was significantly higher in EAT(+) children than in EAT(-) ones. (5) Logistic Regression Analysis showed that body satisfaction, locus of control, influence level of significant others and media were important factors to predict the eating disorders tendency in elementary school students. We suggest the importance of government’s support educational programs in directing children’s eating behaviors and this may help in prevention of children’s eating disorders.
Kamlerová, Kateřina. "Kult štíhlosti a jeho proměny s nástupem Instagramu." Master's thesis, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-415524.
Full textMarques, Ana Raquel Figueiredo Batista da Silva. "Relação entre o Uso da Internet, o Comportamento Alimentar e a Perceção Corporal: comparação entre estudantes atletas e não atletas." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/84209.
Full textProcurou-se compreender a influência do uso da internet na distorção da perceção da autoimagem corporal e nos transtornos alimentares, em estudantes atletas e não atletas. O presente estudo é composto por 76 sujeitos, com idades compreendidas entre os 13 e os 17 anos, aos quais foram aplicados três instrumentos distintos – Questionário de Experiências Relacionadas com a Internet (CERI) (Beranury, Chamarro, Graner & Carbonell, 2009), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) (Ganer & Garfinkel, 1979) e Questionário sobre a Perceção Corporal (BSQ) (Cooper et al., 1986). Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que existe uma preocupação geral com a imagem corporal que afeta sobretudo o sexo feminino, ainda que não se tenham situado nas percentagens esperadas. Porém, no que concerne ao peso, verificou-se que a larga maioria se encontra insatisfeita com o peso atual, verificando-se desejo de o diminuir no sexo feminino e vontade de o aumentar no sexo masculino. No que concerne à distinção atleta/não atleta, encontraram-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas ao nível do EAT-26, verificando-se valores mais elevados de preocupação com os alimentos em estudantes não atletas. Embora se tenham encontrado alguns sinais de alarme no uso da internet, sobretudo relativos ao uso da mesma como fuga aos problemas do dia-a-dia e perda de noção das horas gastas online, não se encontraram resultados que permitissem associar o uso da mesma aos distúrbios alimentares ou à distorção na perceção da autoimagem, o que pode ser explicado pelo tamanho reduzido da amostra e/ou pela falta de uma escala que meça a desejabilidade social.
It was sought to understand the influence of internet use on the distortion of the shape of body self-image and eating disorders, both in athletes and non-athletes students.The present study is composed by 76 subjects, aged between 13 and 17 years old, to whom three distinct instruments were applied – Internet Related Experiences Questionnaire (CERI)(Beranury, Chamarro, Graner&Carbonell, 2009), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) (Ganer&Garfinkel, 1979) and Body Shape Questionnaire(BSQ) (Cooper et al., 1986).The results obtained allowed to conclude that exists a general concern with body image that mainly affects the female sex, although they didn’t fit in the expected percentages. However, in regard with weight, it was verified that the great majority is unsatisfied with their actual one, being found a wish to diminish it in the female sex, and a willingness to increase it in the male sex. Regarding the distinction between athletes and non-athletes, statistically significant differences were found at the level of EAT-26, with higher values being observed in non-athlete students.Although some alarm signs were found in terms of internet use, mainly related to the use of the same as an escape from the daily routine problems and to the lost sense of hours spent online, no results were found that allowed to make a connection of the same to the eating disorder problems or to the self-image shape, which can be explained by the reduced size of the sample and/or by the lack of scale that measures the social desirability.
Uniat, Elaina T. "Associations between Exposure to Socio-Cultural Influences in Proximal Environments and Weight Concerns among Urban-Dwelling Women." Thèse, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/2845.
Full textAbstract Weight and eating-related disorders and behaviours are common among adolescent girls and young women in Western societies, where thin bodies are highly valued. The goal of this study was to examine whether or not more frequent exposure to places promoting thinness is associated with greater weight concerns among women. This study was part of a larger investigation entitled ¨Social, cultural, and economic disparities and disordered eating: Understanding the contribution of neighbourhood and individual level factors¨ (Gauvin, Steiger, & Brodeur, 2009). A sample of 1288 women aged 20 to 40 years and living in Montreal for at least 12 months responded to a telephone survey. Logistic regression analyses were performed comparing women in the highest quintile of weight concerns to women in other quintiles on frequentations of thin-promoting places 15 days or more. Further, a sensitivity analysis was performed to verify whether or not an association exists between high weight concerns and different levels of exposure to places promoting socio-cultural standards for thinness. A series of confounding variables were statistically controlled. Results showed that exposure to places promoting socio-cultural standards for thinness at least 15 days per month was significantly associated with greater weight concerns among women despite controlling for confounding variables. Further, going to places promoting thinness between at least 15 through 20 days/month was also associated greater weight concerns among women. Public health interventions could aim at reducing societal pressures to thinness.
Říhová, Petra. "Vliv médií na body image se zaměřením na poruchy příjmu potravy." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-333499.
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