Author : Izdihar Lajmi
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Book Synopsis EATING DISORDERS AND SELF-ESTEEM IN COLLEGE STUDENTS by : Izdihar Lajmi
Download or read book EATING DISORDERS AND SELF-ESTEEM IN COLLEGE STUDENTS written by Izdihar Lajmi and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BackgroundThe eating disorders (ED) are real addictive behavior that may causes real suffering for the patient and affect his self-esteem. AimsTo estimate prevalence rate of ED.To investigate dysfunctional eating behaviors and relationships between ED and low self-esteem.Methods:A 47-item anonymous online survey was conducted among college students (N=42), via Facebook, on February 2018 designed to record some sociodemographic and clinical data.We used the u201cEating Attitudes Testu201d (EAT26) and the u201cRosenberg self-esteem scaleu201d to evaluate ED and self-esteem.Results: The mean age of participants was 17 years, with a sex ratio of 0.75. Body mass index average was 21.21 kg/m2 (it ranged between 17.11 and 30.08 kg/m2 ). 7.2% of students have overweight or obesity. Regular physical activity was reported by 38.1% of them. According to Rosenberg self-esteem scale, 81% of subjects were classified as low or very low self esteem with a mean score of 27.16. The prevalence of ED in students was 33.3% with mean score of 15.71. . This prevalence of ED is higher among girls than boys (37.5% vs 27.8%, p =0.508). BMI score was higher in eating disorder group but the relationship was not significant. Low or very low self esteem were frequent among eating disorder group (64.3%) but the relationship was not significant with the EAT-26 scores (p=0.052).Conclusions:Our study highlighted the psychological distress which could accompany eating disorder and suggest that an earlier focus on self-esteem may be warranted in the treatment of ED.