Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women

Body dissatisfaction is regarded as a powerful risk factor for dietary restraint and bulimic behavior among women. Objective. To compare Mexican and German women’s body image and eating risk factors by developing structural models to find similarities or differences between the two samples. Particip...

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Autores: Gilda Gomez-Peresmitré, Bukard Jaëger, Gisela Pineda Garcia, Silvia Platas Acevedo MA
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
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Palabra clave:Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
body image
restrained eating
structural models
Mexican and German women
risk factors for eating disorders
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spelling Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German WomenGilda Gomez-PeresmitréBukard JaëgerGisela Pineda GarciaSilvia Platas Acevedo MAMultidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)body imagerestrained eatingstructural modelsMexican and German womenrisk factors for eating disordersBody dissatisfaction is regarded as a powerful risk factor for dietary restraint and bulimic behavior among women. Objective. To compare Mexican and German women’s body image and eating risk factors by developing structural models to find similarities or differences between the two samples. Participants. The non-random sample of N = 404 (Mexican: 175; German: 229) medical and nursing students (total Mage = 20.6, SD = 0.86) answered standardized scales (EAT and EDI) and a culture-free 10-silhouette scale on body dissatisfaction. Hypothesis . The main hypothesis proposed that Mexican women will show a stronger relationship between body dissatisfaction and restrained diet than the German women will. Results .The findings confirmed this hypothesis by showing that in the relationship dissatisfaction-dieting, the Mexican group obtained the highest values of the correlation and determination coefficients, compared to the German group. Discussion .Mexican women underestimated their body size, and it could be that body size underestimation lessens social pressure. It is concluded that whether this may be seen as a contradictory result or as a cognitive-defensive strategy in order to minimize the pressure experienced must be decided with further investigation.Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México2012info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf2007-1523https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=425741617003Revista Mexicana de Trastornos Alimentarios (México) Num.1 Vol.3reponame:Redalyc-UNAMinstname:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicoinstacron:UNAMenhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4257Revista Mexicana de Trastornos Alimentariosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:redalyc.org:4257416170032025-09-03T18:10:50Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women
title Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women
spellingShingle Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women
Gilda Gomez-Peresmitré
Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
body image
restrained eating
structural models
Mexican and German women
risk factors for eating disorders
title_short Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women
title_full Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women
title_fullStr Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women
title_full_unstemmed Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women
title_sort Comparing Body Image and Risky Eating Behavior between Mexican and German Women
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gilda Gomez-Peresmitré
Bukard Jaëger
Gisela Pineda Garcia
Silvia Platas Acevedo MA
author Gilda Gomez-Peresmitré
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Bukard Jaëger
Gisela Pineda Garcia
Silvia Platas Acevedo MA
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Gisela Pineda Garcia
Silvia Platas Acevedo MA
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
body image
restrained eating
structural models
Mexican and German women
risk factors for eating disorders
topic Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
body image
restrained eating
structural models
Mexican and German women
risk factors for eating disorders
description Body dissatisfaction is regarded as a powerful risk factor for dietary restraint and bulimic behavior among women. Objective. To compare Mexican and German women’s body image and eating risk factors by developing structural models to find similarities or differences between the two samples. Participants. The non-random sample of N = 404 (Mexican: 175; German: 229) medical and nursing students (total Mage = 20.6, SD = 0.86) answered standardized scales (EAT and EDI) and a culture-free 10-silhouette scale on body dissatisfaction. Hypothesis . The main hypothesis proposed that Mexican women will show a stronger relationship between body dissatisfaction and restrained diet than the German women will. Results .The findings confirmed this hypothesis by showing that in the relationship dissatisfaction-dieting, the Mexican group obtained the highest values of the correlation and determination coefficients, compared to the German group. Discussion .Mexican women underestimated their body size, and it could be that body size underestimation lessens social pressure. It is concluded that whether this may be seen as a contradictory result or as a cognitive-defensive strategy in order to minimize the pressure experienced must be decided with further investigation.
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