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Body weight, body image, and eating behaviours : relationships with ethnicity and acculturation in a community sample of young Australian women

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posted on 2002-01-01, 00:00 authored by Kylie BallKylie Ball, J Kenardy
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.

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Journal

Eating behaviors

Volume

3

Issue

3

Season

Autumn

Pagination

205 - 216

Publisher

Pergamon

Location

New York, N.Y.

ISSN

1471-0153

eISSN

1873-7358

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article

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