Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes among adolescents from Portugal and Spain

Cross-cultural studies comparing eating attitudes among adolescents from southern-European countries are scarce. We aimed to compare bodydissatisfaction, disordered-eating attitudes, awareness and internalisation of the unrealistic-body-ideal, self-esteem, perfectionism and impulsivity among adolesc...

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Autores: González, Marcela L.|||0000-0002-2293-4109, Penelo Werner, Eva|||0000-0001-6796-7660, Espinoza Guzmán, Paola|||0000-0001-9537-538X, Francisco, Rita|||0000-0001-9101-523X, Mora Giral, Marisol|||0000-0002-3475-6725, Gutiérrez Rosado, Teresa|||0000-0002-0876-6954
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:318278
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/318278
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescents
Body dissatisfaction
Cross-cultural
Disordered eating
Actitudes alimentarias
Adolescentes
Insatisfacción corporal
Transcultural
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Sumario:Cross-cultural studies comparing eating attitudes among adolescents from southern-European countries are scarce. We aimed to compare bodydissatisfaction, disordered-eating attitudes, awareness and internalisation of the unrealistic-body-ideal, self-esteem, perfectionism and impulsivity among adolescents from Spain and Portugal. Participants were 249 Spanish and 206 Portuguese adolescents (51.2% girls) aged 12-15 (M= 13.3 years, SD= 0.6). A 2 × 2 (country × sex) MANOVA was conducted for each self-reported measure. Girls scored higher on awareness and internalisation of the unrealistic-body-ideal, body-dissatisfaction, disordered-eating attitudes and lower on self-esteem than boys did. Regarding the country, Portuguese adolescents scored higher than Spaniards on eating disorder attitudes, impulsivity and perfectionism. Our findings show significant differences between country and gender, highlighting the importance of specific gender-oriented prevention strategies.