An Examination of Risk Factors That Moderate the Body Dissatisfaction-eating Pathology Relationship Among New Zealand Adolescent Girls

Overview

Journal J Eat Disord

Publisher Biomed Central

Date 2018 Nov 27

PMID 30473790

Citations 7

Authors

Juliet K Rosewall

David H Gleaves

Janet D Latner

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Abstract

Background: Eating disorders (EDs) and their subclinical variants are important health concerns for adolescent girls, and body dissatisfaction is a more common yet often debilitating experience that typically precedes the development of an ED. Despite this fact, little is known about what makes girls who are dissatisfied with their bodies more likely to engage in pathological eating behaviors. The present study explored eating pathology among a sample of adolescent girls from New Zealand and examined a variety of established risk factors that may moderate the relationship between body dissatisfaction (BD) and eating pathology.

Methods: Adolescent girls aged between 14 and 18 ( = 231) completed questionnaires assessing eating pathology, BD, negative affect, perfectionism, self-esteem, teasing and sociocultural pressure. Regression analyses tested for moderator effects to examine which variables moderated the relationship between BD and eating pathology.

Results: The analyses indicated that high levels of socially prescribed and self-oriented perfectionism, negative affect, perceived pressure from the media, and low levels of self-esteem all strengthened the relationship between BD and eating pathology.

Conclusions: The results highlight potential factors that may make adolescent girls who are dissatisfied with their bodies more susceptible to eating pathology.

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