Can self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, and internalization of the thinness ideal influence risk behaviors for eating disorders?
Keywords:
Adolescents, Body image, Eating disordersAbstract
Objetive
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, and internalization of the thin ideal on disordered eating female adolescents.
Methods
Four hundred and seventy one adolescents participated in this research. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Body Shape Questionnaire, and the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 were used to assess self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, and internalization of the thin ideal, respectively. The Eating Attitudes Test subscales were used to evaluate eating disorder risk behavior.
Results
The results indicated influence of the Body Shape Questionnaire (p<0.05) and Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 scores (p<0.05) on all subscales of the Eating Attitudes Test. In contrast, the findings did not show any significant influence of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale on the Eating Attitudes Test subscales scores (p>0.05).
Conclusion
It was concluded that body dissatisfaction and internalization of the thin ideal influence eating disorder risk behavior in female adolescents; the same behavior was not observed for self-esteem.
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