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Book Synopsis Examining the Impact of Social Group Influences on Eating Disordered Behavior in College Women by : Stephanie Jill Rosen
Download or read book Examining the Impact of Social Group Influences on Eating Disordered Behavior in College Women written by Stephanie Jill Rosen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assess whether there was a relationship between the eating behaviors of a group member and the typical eating behavior of the social group at large.
Book Synopsis Examining the Impact of Social Group Influences on Female College Students' Eating Disturbances by : Sharon D. Haag-Stremel
Download or read book Examining the Impact of Social Group Influences on Female College Students' Eating Disturbances written by Sharon D. Haag-Stremel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Social Influences on Eating Disordered Behavior by : Sarah Rowland
Download or read book Social Influences on Eating Disordered Behavior written by Sarah Rowland and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating disorders are increasing in prominence, prevalence, and presence in society. The implications are far reaching and detrimental, affecting individuals, families, and communities. This study sought to better understand the experiences of women who have had an eating disorder and their perspectives on the social influences on their eating disordered behaviors. More specifically, women were asked about their perceptions of the role of the media, self-objectification, and social contagion and its effects on their eating disordered behaviors. Twelve women who had or currently have an eating disorder were recruited from flyers in and around Buffalo, NY to participate in an interview. Through this interview, questions were carefully chosen to capture the unique experiences and perspectives of each participant. Grounded theory methodology was used to analyze the responses given from women. Results of the analysis suggest that social influences played a large role in the development and or continuation of eating disordered behaviors. Participants also implicated other etiological and symptom maintaining influences including: the media, self-objectification, and social contagion. These findings have pertinent information for prevention and intervention efforts as well as open the door for future investigations.
Book Synopsis DETECTION OF EATING DISORDERS AMONG YOUNG WOMEN by : Shrinkhala Upadhyaya
Download or read book DETECTION OF EATING DISORDERS AMONG YOUNG WOMEN written by Shrinkhala Upadhyaya and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating disordered behavior is a crucial health issue that has been studied by several researchers over the years and continues to be addressed by many. Extreme concern for body image is acknowledged as one of the foundations for eating disorders and thinness ideal. Therefore, it becomes imperative to understand how young adults will react to universal messages related to body image and body dissatisfaction issues displayed in various forms of media. In this study, an important objective is to examine the prevalence of body dissatisfaction among young adult users of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Yet another objective is to examine if body dissatisfaction among these users is associated with disordered eating behaviors. The present study, using the Theory of Planned Behavior, investigated the socio-cultural factors that may influence self-reported disordered eating behavior in young adults, especially females. To address these objectives, quantitative data were collected using a self-administered online survey. The data analysis found that more the number of hours spent on social media sites, higher is the body dissatisfaction among young adults. The data also show that body dissatisfaction is predicted by low levels of self-esteem, and high level of internalization of thinness ideal. When comparing the association of body dissatisfaction with eating disorders, it was found that among young adult female users of social media, body dissatisfaction levels are positively associated with eating disorder behaviors. When TPB variables were employed to screen for intentions to engage in strict dietary behavior as well as intention to engage anorexic and bulimic behavior, it is found that attitude, subjective norms and peer norms relating to food and thinness, and perceived behavioral control are statistically significant. Furthermore, when intention to perform the desired behavior, along with all other variables, namely attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were regressed to predict self-reported disordered eating behaviors, the model was significant with very high R2 value. The findings will be crucial to the future health communication campaigns for recognizing the importance of intentions and TPB variables to predict self-reported disordered eating behavior. Moreover, the larger aim of the study is to broaden development communication (devcom) as a field of study by focusing on how it could deal with building the capacity of people to live meaningful, expressive lives. The empirically supported findings of this study clearly showcase how devcom could help foster an empowered community of social media users with a countervailing voice to deal with the problem inhibiting their capacities and capabilities due to the universal media and societal messages of the thinness ideal.
Book Synopsis Social Influences on Eating by : C. Peter Herman
Download or read book Social Influences on Eating written by C. Peter Herman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the social environment affects food choices and intake, and documents the extent to which people are unaware of the significant impact of social factors on their eating. The authors take a unique approach to studying eating behaviors in ordinary circumstances, presenting a theory of normal eating that highlights social influences independent of physiological and taste factors. Among the topics discussed: Modeling of food intake and food choice Consumption stereotypes and impression management Research design, methodology, and ethics of studying eating behaviors What happens when we overeat? Effects of social eating Social Influences on Eating is a useful reference for psychologists and researchers studying food and nutritional psychology, challenging commonly held assumptions about the dynamics of food choice and intake in order to promote a better understanding of the power of social influence on all forms of behavior.
Book Synopsis Eating Disorder Attitudinal and Behavioral Symptoms Among a Diverse College Sample by : Winters Natalie F.
Download or read book Eating Disorder Attitudinal and Behavioral Symptoms Among a Diverse College Sample written by Winters Natalie F. and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognition of the importance of the role of family factors to eating disorders dates back to 1873 when Lasegue highlighted the importance of family in the explanation of anorexia nervosa. A positive relationship between family dysfunction and disordered eating has been routinely cited in the literature; however, there are many studies that have been published in which family dysfunction is related to other psychiatric disorders as well (Fairburn et al., 1997). Thus, there is an emerging need to examine specific factors of the family that are associated with disordered eating. A significant relationship between maternal commentary about weight and shape and disordered eating among daughters has been cited in the literature (Annus et al., 2007). Family functioning and negative paternal commentary regarding body shape and eating have been associated with increased disordered eating and have been shown to fully mediate the relationship between family dysfunction and disordered eating. In addition to maternal commentary, influence from peers to be thin has also been found to be significantly related to eating disorders among females. Furthermore, peer influence has emerged as a stronger predictor of eating disorder symptoms among college women compared to family influence (van den Berg et al., 2002). Thus, it appears important to assess peer influence when examining eating pathology among college women. To date, numerous studies regarding disordered eating have been conducted among Caucasian women; however, the cultural make-up of college student populations is increasingly becoming more diverse (Snyder et al., 2005), underscoring the importance of examining predictors of eating disorder symptomatology among women from diverse racial and ethnic groups. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to examine the relation of general family functioning, negative maternal commentary regarding body shape and eating, and peer influence among Hispanic and Caucasian college women. The research questions are as follows: (1) To what extent does negative maternal commentary about body shape and eating mediate the relationship between general family functioning to behavioral and attitudinal eating disorder symptoms among Hispanic and Caucasian college women? (2) What is the relative contribution of peers and mothers' messages regarding body shape and eating to Hispanic and Caucasian college women's behavioral and attitudinal eating disorder symptoms? (3) Does peer influence moderate the relationship of mother's commentary about weight and body shape to behavioral and attitudinal eating disorder symptoms? The sample will consist of approximately 300 Caucasian and Hispanic undergraduate women for the University of Houston. Students will be recruited through sororities and through university courses. Participants will complete a demographic questionnaire, the Family Assessment Device (measure of family functioning), the Eating Disorder Examination - Questionnaire (measure of eating disorder attitudinal symptoms and behavioral symptoms), the Peer Influence Scale (measure of cues from peers to obtain or attain a thin body shape), the Family Experiences Related to Food Questionnaire - Mother (measure of maternal commentary about body shape and weight), and the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican-Americans II (measure of acculturation to western culture). Four series of regression analyses will be conducted to assess the extent to which the relationship between family functioning and eating disorder attitudinal and behavioral symptoms is mediated by maternal commentary among Caucasian and Hispanic college women. Two additional hierarchical regression analyses will be conducted to examine the combined and unique contribution of negative maternal commentary and peer influence to eating disorder attitudinal and behavioral symptoms as well as the extent to which peer influence moderates the relationship between maternal commentary and eating disorder attitudinal and behavioral symptoms among Caucasian and Hispanic college women.
Book Synopsis Predictors of Eating Disorders in College-aged Women by : Vanessa Scaringi
Download or read book Predictors of Eating Disorders in College-aged Women written by Vanessa Scaringi and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The serious consequences and high prevalence rates of eating disorders among women have been well documented (American Psychiatric Association, 2000; Birmingham, Su, Hlynasky, Goldner, & Gao, 2005; Crow, Praus, & Thuras, 1999; Steinhausen, 2009). Factors linked to the development of an eating disorder include competitiveness and group membership (Basow, Foran, & Bookwala, 2007; Striegel-Moore, Silberstein, Grunberg, & Rodin, 1990). The purpose of this study was to further examine risk factors associated with eating disorder symptomatology by examining the role of sorority membership, different forms of competition, and relational aggression. Sorority membership was hypothesized to impact a participant's eating disorder symptomatology, competitiveness, and relational aggression. Additionally, this study looked at three different forms of competition (Hypercompetition, Female Competition for mates, and Female Competition for status) and sought to understand which form of competitiveness best predicts eating disorder symptomatology. Female Competition for mates was hypothesized to best predict disordered eating. Lastly, relational aggression was expected to moderate the relationship between competition among women and eating disorder behaviors. An increase in relational aggression was hypothesized to strengthen the relationship between competition among women and eating disorder symptomatology. The reasoning for this relationship was based on an evolutionary framework that proposes aggression is needed to drive competition (Shuster, 1983). Participants included 407 undergraduate women, with a split of 211 sorority members and 196 non-sorority women. Measures included four subscales from the Eating Disorder Inventory (Garner et al., 1983), the Hypercompetitive Attitudes Scale (Ryckman et al., 1996), the Female Competition for mates scale, the Female Competition for status scale (Faer et al., 2005), and the Indirect Aggression Scale (Forrest et al., 2005). Separate regression analyses were conducted to answer each research question. Participants also answered qualitative questions after completing the surveys. Analyses revealed sorority membership significantly predicted a participant's Female Competition for status. Female Competition for mates was found to best predict both body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness such that the higher a participant's competition for mates score, the lower these eating disorder symptoms. No moderating effects of relational aggression were found in the model. Additionally, social desirability was included in the regressions as a means of controlling for a participant's tendency to self-report desirably. An important surprise finding was that social desirability was a significant predictor of eating disorder symptomatology, competition, and relational aggression. Exploratory qualitative analyses suggested women's acceptance of their bodies, while their conversations with friends included self-deprecating ways of discussing their appearance. Findings also suggest sorority membership predicts higher female competition for mates and status. Results reveal a relationship between competition and disordered eating which suggests important considerations for clinicians to explore with clients who may experience eating disorder symptomatology.
Book Synopsis The Impact of Social Media Engagement on Eating Disorders in Young Female by :
Download or read book The Impact of Social Media Engagement on Eating Disorders in Young Female written by and published by Rose Pub Zone. This book was released on 2024-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined how engaging with female peers on social media affects young women's body image and self-esteem. Participants were 90 female undergraduate students. Fifty participants left comments on photos of one of their own subjectively more attractive acquaintances and interacted with her social media profiles for 10 minutes. The other 40 participants completed the same procedure with a family member they did not consider more attractive than themselves. Women who had engaged with attractive acquaintances had lower state self-esteem and body image than those who had engaged with family members on social media. Self-evaluative salience of appearance investment, drive for thinness, and downward (but not upward) physical appearance tendencies moderated various relationships between condition and self-esteem and body image. The findings reveal active social media engagement is causally related to eating disorder risk factors in young women, and young women with certain traits are more susceptible to such effects.
Book Synopsis The Health Journey of College Women with Eating Disorder Behaviors by : Elizabeth Eikey
Download or read book The Health Journey of College Women with Eating Disorder Behaviors written by Elizabeth Eikey and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College can be a stressful time for students. During this transitional phase, many young women face new challenges, including unique social and academic stressors, which increase the risk of developing eating disorders and eating disorder behaviors. In fact, it is estimated that 7% to 18% of college women screen positive for eating disorders. College women are also increasingly using mobile health applications for diet, physical activity, and weight loss (weight loss apps) even when weight loss may be unnecessary. These apps support dieting and promote the thin ideal, which are related to the development of eating disorders. Thus, the combination of the college environment and use of weight loss apps may further exacerbate eating disorder behaviors among this population. However, the usage and consequences of weight loss apps in the context of eating disorders is not well known. Some aspects of weight loss apps may be helpful for eating disorder recovery while others may inhibit recovery and even harm users. Significant research exists on weight loss apps and the quantification of health behaviors, known as the quantified self, in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). However, most of these studies view weight loss apps as a positive influence on users and a way to combat the obesity epidemic in the United States. While the negative effects of social media and pro-eating disorder communities have been well studied, this research tends to ignore the potential negative implications of weight loss apps. In terms of positive use and impact, research tends to focus on online eating disorder support communities and treatment apps and often neglects potential positive aspects of non-eating disorder specific technologies, such as weight loss apps. In this dissertation study, I address these limitations in existing research by conducting a qualitative study, which includes think-aloud exercises and semi-structured interviews, with college women with eating disorder behaviors. The bulk of this research rests on the main study, which aims to understand the usage and unintended consequences of weight loss apps among this population. Through this research, I provide an understanding of why college women with eating disorder behaviors use weight loss apps, descriptions of how weight loss apps are used, and descriptions of unintended negative and positive consequences. This dissertation study is important because it is among the first research to consider the role of weight loss apps in the context of eating disorders. Findings from this research contribute to our understanding of eating disorders and app design. Specifically, I present a conceptual understanding of an individuals health journey, which includes the changing nature of app use and the mutual influence between an individual and technology. Then I provide an identification of problematic aspects of design, which challenges the current narrative about weight loss apps. Based on problematic aspects of design, I make design suggestions, which are important for designing future weight loss apps and other similar health technologies to focus more on promoting healthy behaviors. This research emphasizes the need for a fundamental shift in how we think about and design for health within apps.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Gender, Culture, and Health by : Richard M. Eisler
Download or read book Handbook of Gender, Culture, and Health written by Richard M. Eisler and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook brings together leaders in the fields of Psychology, Health, and Epidemiology to present an interdisciplinary, up-to-date, approach to understanding the roles of gender, biology, psychology, and culture as they impact health.
Book Synopsis Exploring the Experiences of Emotional Eating Among College Women by : Tatum Elizabeth Siebert
Download or read book Exploring the Experiences of Emotional Eating Among College Women written by Tatum Elizabeth Siebert and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The role of negative affect has been a consistent finding in disordered eating literature. However, much of this research is quantitative in nature and typically addresses the formal eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-eating Disorder (BED). Often, individuals may engage in subthreshold disordered eating behaviors, such as emotional eating and may be at risk of developing a formal eating disorder. College-age women are especially vulnerable to developing these subthreshold disordered eating behaviors. There is limited research that explores the contextual factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of emotional eating among college women. The current study was designed to explore the experiences of emotional eating behaviors among college-age women using a qualitative phenomenological approach. College-age women (N = 8) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview format based around three central questions: (a) What are the participants' experiences with emotional eating?; (b) What is the association between emotional eating and relationships with significant others?; (c) How did participants begin the behavior of emotional eating? Results demonstrated the emergence of three primary categories: cycle of emotional eating, purpose of emotional eating, and interpersonal influences. These categories were further explained through themes and sub-themes. The results suggest that there are additional factors that contribute to emotional eating other than negative affect. These findings will be used to inform current treatment and develop prevention strategies that target college-age women who may be at risk for developing an eating disorder. Limitations of the study, implications for practice, and future research directions are discussed.
Book Synopsis Examining the Polarity Continuum of Eating Behavior: Influences and Determinants of Intuitive and Disordered Eating Among College Women by : Ma. Jenina N. Nalipay
Download or read book Examining the Polarity Continuum of Eating Behavior: Influences and Determinants of Intuitive and Disordered Eating Among College Women written by Ma. Jenina N. Nalipay and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disordered eating behaviors have been much the topic of pathology-focused researches on eating behaviors in the field of Psychology. Recently though, researchers have begun to recognize the need to understand adaptive eating. In the field of Clinical Psychology, adaptive eating is regarded as merely the absence of eating disorder symptoms. However, Positive Psychology suggests that strengths are not necessarily inferred from the absence of pathology. The purpose of the study is to examine the polarity continuum of eating behavior based on the relationships of intuitive and disordered eating behaviors with psychological well-being and psychological symptoms. A sample of 693 college women from selected schools in the Philippines participated in the study. Results revealed that intuitive eating is positively predicted by autonomy and negatively predicted by anxiety. Disordered eating behaviors are positively predicted by depression, anxiety and environmental mastery. Thus, intuitive and disordered eating behaviors are not merely opposite poles of a single continuum, but two distinct continuums. Furthermore, intuitive eating is not simply the absence of disordered eating behaviors.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders by : W. Stewart Agras
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders written by W. Stewart Agras and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised to reflect the DSM-5, the second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders features the latest research findings, applications, and approaches to understanding eating disorders. Including foundational topics alongside practical specifics, like literature reviews and clinical applications, this handbook is essential for scientists, clinicians, and students alike.
Book Synopsis Dissertation Abstracts International by :
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sorority Women and Eating Pathology by : Ashley Marie Rolnik
Download or read book Sorority Women and Eating Pathology written by Ashley Marie Rolnik and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study examined disordered eating, sorority social norms regarding the body and thinness, personal values regarding the body and thinness, body dissatisfaction, thin ideal internalization, fat talk, negative affect, and positive affect among sorority and non-sorority women. The aims of this study were to discern the underlying factor structures of the sorority/group social norms questionnaires and the personal values regarding the body and thinness questionnaire, investigate disordered eating among sorority and non-sorority women over time, and further examine the impact of social norms on sorority women's body and eating attitudes and behaviors. The results of this research illustrated three main findings. First, sorority women did not differ from nonsorority women on eating pathology. Second, fat talk, personal values regarding the body and thinness, and body mass index predicted increased disordered eating over time in the general college population of women. Third, the sorority and group social norms scale, as well as the personal values regarding the body and thinness measure, were all developed and showed evidence for validation in this research. Additionally, the sorority/group social norms questionnaires and the personal values regarding the body and thinness questionnaire demonstrated evidence for validation.
Book Synopsis Current Perspectives on Social Comparisons and Their Effects by : Sviatlana Kamarova
Download or read book Current Perspectives on Social Comparisons and Their Effects written by Sviatlana Kamarova and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bulimarexia by : Marlene Boskind-White
Download or read book Bulimarexia written by Marlene Boskind-White and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the behavior and long-term consequences of binge/purge dieting, with a focus on the pressures that confront young women.
