Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women
Autor: | Sylvia Herbozo, Jennifer A. Harriger, Serena D. Stevens, Lulwa Zainal |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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media_common.quotation_subject Population education lcsh:BF1-990 Arab 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine The Thin Ideal medicine Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Disordered eating Internalization Socioeconomic status General Psychology media_common education.field_of_study 05 social sciences Eating pathology Brief Research Report Acculturation eye diseases lcsh:Psychology Kuwait eating pathology thin-ideal internalization medicine.symptom 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Dieting Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 11 (2020) Frontiers in Psychology |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
Popis: | Rapid socioeconomic growth, Western acculturation, and thin-ideal internalization are theorized to be linked to dieting, weight concerns, and disordered eating in Arab countries. The purpose of this study was to examine eating pathology and the internalization of Western messages regarding the importance of thinness in a community sample of Kuwaiti women. Participants (N = 83) aged 18-35 years with BMIs between 17.58 and 24.88 (M = 21.30; SD = 1.83) completed measures of thin-ideal internalization and eating pathology. Results demonstrated that approximately 28% of the sample was at risk for eating pathology. Thin-ideal internalization was also found to significantly predict eating pathology. Study findings extend prior research on eating pathology in Arabic nations. This study is the first to examine the internalization of the thin-ideal in a community sample of Kuwait adult women and lends further support to the importance of continued research in this population. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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