Weight Attitudes Predict Eating Competence among College Students

Autor:	Andrew Steingrube, Dawn Clifford, Kathy Gray, Linda A. Keeler, Michelle Neyman Morris
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Meal Sociology and Political Science Diet quality education Psychological intervention Food acceptance Eating attitudes Convenience sample Psychology Competence (human resources) Body mass index Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal. 39:184-193
ISSN:	1077-727X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1552-3934.2010.02056.x
Popis:	Eating competence (EC) includes diet quality, eating attitudes, food acceptance, internal regulation, and skills such as meal planning and preparation. The purpose of this research was to determine which factors were more predictive of EC in college students: their body mass index (BMI) or attitude about their weight. A convenience sample of 1,720 students from a large state university completed an Internet survey that included the validated Eating Competence Satter Inventory (ecSI). A multiple regression showed that weight satisfaction and desire to lose weight were better predictors of EC than BMI. These results suggest that interventions to increase EC and overall health and well-being among college students should aim to improve body image and size acceptance.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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