Prevalence of Eating Disturbance and Body Image Dissatisfaction in Young Girls: An Examination of the Variance across Racial and Socioeconomic Groups

Autor/inn/en	DeLeel, Marissa L.; Hughes, Tammy L.; Miller, Jeffrey A.; Hipwell, Alison; Theodore, Lea A.
Titel	Prevalence of Eating Disturbance and Body Image Dissatisfaction in Young Girls: An Examination of the Variance across Racial and Socioeconomic Groups
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 46 (2009) 8, S.767-775 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
Schlagwörter	Race; Females; Self Concept; Eating Disorders; Attitude Measures; Minority Groups; Incidence; Human Body; Socioeconomic Status; Children; Measures (Individuals); Scores; Longitudinal Studies; Puberty; Body Composition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rasse; Abstammung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Selbstkonzept; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Ethnische Minderheit; Vorkommen; Menschlicher Körper; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Child; Kind; Kinder; Messdaten; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Pubertät
Abstract	Eating disorder research has predominantly focused on White adolescent females. More recent research suggests that eating disorders occur in various racial and age groups. The current study examines prevalence and stability of body image dissatisfaction and eating disturbance in 9- and 10-year-old girls and whether there is variability by racial group or socioeconomic status (SES). Five hundred eighty-one girls completed the Children's Eating Attitude Test (ChEAT) and the Body Image Measure (BIM). Results showed that 11% of the sample scored in the Anorexic range at age 9 and about 7% at age 10. When examining body image, 35% of the sample at age 9 and 38% at age 10 selected Ideal Figures that were smaller than their Real Figures on the BIM. There was a significant difference between the racial groups in their reports of eating disturbance, but not body image dissatisfaction. Specifically, the Minority group had higher eating disturbance scores on average at ages 9 and 10 when compared to the White group. SES did not account for eating disturbance or body image dissatisfaction. These results challenge the maxim that eating disturbance and body image dissatisfaction occur primarily in White females from middle and upper SES populations. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10