The relationship between friendship factors and adolescent girls' body image concern, body dissatisfaction, and restrained eating.
Int J Eat Disord
; 37(4): 313-20, 2005 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study examined whether poorer friendship relations predict weight concerns and dietary restraint in adolescent girls.METHOD:
Questionnaires were administered to 131 Year 9 and Year 10 girls to assess the relationship between acceptance by friends, perceived social support, friendship intimacy, and perceived impact of thinness on male (PITOF-M) and female (PITOF-F) friendships on the one hand, and body image concern, body dissatisfaction, and restrained eating on the other.RESULTS:
Friendship variables contributed significantly to the prediction of body image concern, body dissatisfaction, and restrained eating. The largest unique contribution to prediction was from the PITOF-M. Poor acceptance by friends significantly predicted the PITOF-M and PITOF-F. Whereas heavier girls were more likely to believe being thinner would improve their friendships, they did not experience poorer friendships.DISCUSSION:
Results suggest sociocultural risk factors for disordered eating and underline the importance of perceived peer affiliation on girls' body image concern and dieting.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imagem Corporal
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Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Amigos
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Comportamento Alimentar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
País como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article