The relationship between instagram use and body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and internalization of beauty ideals: a correlational study of iranian women

Background: Binge drinking is an important health problem, and it has been related to binge eating and fat intake in animal models, but this relationship has not been tested in humans. The first objective of this study was to analyze whether binge eating and fat intake are related to binge drinking in a youth sample. The second objective was to analyze whether binge eating and fat intake mediate the relationship between individual factors associated with binge eating and fat intake (sex, body mass index (BMI), drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, eating styles, impulsivity, and food addiction) and binge drinking. Methods: A sample of 428 undergraduate students filled out several questionnaires on binge drinking, binge eating, fat intake, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, eating styles, food addiction, and impulsivity. Results: Results showed an excellent model fit: χ2(25) = 30.342 (p = 0.212), comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.992, root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.022 [90% CI = 0.000, 0.047]. Binge eating and fat intake were positively related to binge drinking. Furthermore, emotional eating, external eating, and food addiction showed positive and statistically significant indirect relationships with binge drinking, whereas the relationship with restrained eating was negative. Conclusions: These findings point to the need to use a broader approach in understanding and preventing binge drinking in the youth population by showing the influence of the eating pattern on this problem. This information could be helpful in preventing future behaviors and improving interventions that address health risk behaviors.

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Exploring the relationship between young people, body dissatisfaction and aesthetic procedures

Journal of Aesthetic Nursing ◽

10.12968/joan.2020.9.8.340 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 340-344

Author(s):

Abigail Woodley

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Body Image ◽

Young People ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Physical Attractiveness ◽

Body Modification ◽

Popular Method ◽

Beauty Ideals ◽

The Relationship ◽

Aesthetic Procedures

Physical appearance has long been documented to influence almost every aspect of an individual's life. The importance placed on physical attractiveness, combined with the pervasiveness of idealised bodies and appearances in Western societies, may result in dissatisfaction with appearance. Subsequently, individuals may explore methods and ways to alter their appearance in line with societal beauty ideals. An increasingly popular method of body modification is via aesthetic procedures. Thus, with the ever-rising exposure, popularity and affordability of such procedures, the associations between body image, aesthetic procedures and mental health are worthy of exploration.

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Evaluation of Orthorexia Nervosa and Symptomatology Associated with Eating Disorders among European University Students: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12123716 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 3716 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna Brytek-Matera ◽

María Dolores Onieva-Zafra ◽

María Laura Parra-Fernández ◽

Anna Staniszewska ◽

Justyna Modrzejewska ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eating Disorder ◽

University Students ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Orthorexia Nervosa ◽

Drive For Thinness ◽

Eating Disorder Inventory ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Relationship ◽

European University

The objectives of the present study were to (1) evaluate prevalence of orthorexia nervosa (ON) in university students in Spain and Poland, (2) assess differences in ON and eating disorder (ED) pathology in both samples and (3) examine the relationship between ON and ED symptoms among Spanish and Polish university students. Eight hundred and sixty university students participated in the present study (Mage = 21.17 ± 3.38; MBMI = 22.57 ± 3.76). The Spanish and Polish samples comprised 485 and 375 students, respectively. The Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale and the Eating Disorder Inventory were used in the present study. ON prevalence rates of 2.3% and 2.9%, respectively, are found in the Spanish and Polish samples. Compared to Polish students, Spanish university students reported increased drive for thinness and lower body dissatisfaction, lower level of ineffectiveness and lower level of interpersonal distrust. ON was positively related to drive for thinness, bulimia, body dissatisfaction, perfectionism interoceptive awareness (in both Spanish and Polish students) and ineffectiveness (in Spanish students). Our findings suggest that ON significantly overlaps with ED symptoms, which is in line with recent studies. Longitudinal studies are needed to assess how ON develops in a sample of young adults and whether it develops in isolation of or in parallel with ED pathology.

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Body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptomatology: Which factors interfere with sexuality in women with eating disorders?

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105317695425 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (11) ◽

pp. 1526-1535 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Iris Tolosa-Sola ◽

Katarina Gunnard ◽

Cristina Giménez Muniesa ◽

Laura Casals ◽

Antoni Grau ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Clinical Group ◽

Sexual Dysfunctions ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Drive For Thinness ◽

Relevant Aspect ◽

Eating Disorder Symptomatology ◽

The Relationship

Body dissatisfaction is a relevant aspect in both eating disorders and sexuality. Using Stice’s model, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between these variables in eating disorder patients compared with healthy controls. Statistically significant correlations between body dissatisfaction and sexuality were found in the whole sample. The clinical group had higher rates of body dissatisfaction and sexual impairment. Within the clinical group, the participants with a greater drive for thinness showed higher sexual dysfunctions. These results suggest that sexuality should be systematically explored in eating disorders. Higher rates of drive for thinness may be associated with greater sexual impairment.

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The effect of body dissatisfaction on disordered eating: The mediating role of self-esteem and negative affect in male and female adolescents

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105317748734 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (8) ◽

pp. 1098-1108 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Soledad Cruz-Sáez ◽

Aitziber Pascual ◽

Anna Wlodarczyk ◽

Enrique Echeburúa

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorder ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Drive For Thinness ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

This study aimed to determine whether self-esteem and negative affect sequentially mediate the relationship between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. A total of 806 adolescents (61.8% females) completed the Drive for Thinness, Bulimia, and Body Dissatisfaction subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2, the Anxiety and Depression subscales of the General Health Questionnaire-28, and the Negative Self-beliefs subscale of the Eating Disorder Belief Questionnaire. Mediational analyses showed that body dissatisfaction had both direct and indirect effects through self-esteem and negative affect on disordered eating. It was also observed that negative self-esteem mediated—completely in boys and partially in girls—the relationship between body dissatisfaction and negative affect.

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