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Body weight, body image, and eating behaviours : relationships with ethnicity and acculturation in a community sample of young Australian women Ball, Kylie and Kenardy, Justin 2002, Body weight, body image, and eating behaviours : relationships with ethnicity and acculturation in a community sample of young Australian women, Eating behaviors, vol. 3, no. 3, Autumn, pp. 205-216. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ball-bodyweightbodyimage-2002.pdf Author post print application/pdf 77.83KB 118 Title Body weight, body image, and eating behaviours : relationships with ethnicity and acculturation in a community sample of young Australian women Author(s) Ball, Kylie Kenardy, Justin Journal name Eating behaviors Volume number 3 Issue number 3 Season Autumn Start page 205 End page 216 Publisher Pergamon Place of publication New York, N.Y. Publication date 2002 ISSN 1471-0153 Keyword(s) eating disorder ethnicity acculturation women sociocultural influences Summary A study was conducted to investigate associations between ethnicity and acculturation status and risk factors for eating disorders among young adult women. A community sample of 14,779 women aged 18–23 completed a comprehensive mail-out survey, which incorporated questions on country of birth, length of time spent in Australia, body weight, weight dissatisfaction, dieting, binge eating, and compensatory disordered eating behaviours. Results showed that risk factors for eating disorders were present across a range of ethnic groups. Further, a strong acculturation effect was observed, such that the longer the time spent in Australia, the more women reported weight-related values and behaviours similar to those of Australian-born women. Results challenge claims that risk factors for disordered eating are restricted to Caucasian females in Western societies. Implications for understanding ethnic and sociocultural influences on body weight, dieting, and disordered eating are considered. Language eng Field of Research 111706 Epidemiology HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30012619 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research School of Health Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 21 Oct 2008, 11:23:21 EST Wed, 03 Jun 2009, 14:15:16 EST Wed, 03 Jun 2009, 14:20:21 EST Wed, 03 Jun 2009, 14:22:40 EST Tue, 20 Apr 2010, 09:59:27 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 11:31:22 EST Filtered Full Citation counts: Cited 24 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 434 Abstract Views, 118 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 21 Oct 2008, 11:23:21 EST

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