SummaryResearch focused on body image issues has increased since the mid-twentieth century. Distortions in size perception, as well as body dissatisfaction, related to eating disorders, refer to body image disturbance. In this paper, the multidimensional model of eating disorders, the sociocultural model of the development of eating pathology, the 'transdiagnostic' theory and treatment of eating disorders, and the reward-centred model for the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa have been described. In the first three models, body dissatisfaction has been found to play a relevant role. The fourth is presented as a transtheoretical model of eating disorders, which was created based on a review of previous studies.
SummaryObjective: The objectives of our study were two fold: (1) to assess body attitudes among children and their parents, and (2) to analyze the predictors of body attitudes in both groups. Method:The research sample consisted of 37 children, aged between 3 and 7, and 37 parents. We used the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4, the Child Figure Arrays, and the Contour Drawing Rating Scale.Results: Twenty-eight children (75.68%) chose the thin and average silhouettes as the ideal body shapes. The most undesirable silhouette was that indicating obesity (62.16%). We found that a relationship between body dissatisfaction and thin ideal internalization (r = 0.627, p < 0.001), muscular ideal internalization (r = 0.369, p < 0.05), family pressure (r = 0.351, p < 0.05), media pressure (r = 0.702, p < 0.001) and peer pressure (r = 0.428, p < 0.05) made parents wish to change their children's body shape. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression revealed that media pressure among children and body dissatisfaction among their parents were predictors of ideal silhouette in children. In addition, mediation analysis showed that media pressure had mediated the relationship between parents' body dissatisfaction and children's ideal silhouette. Conclusions:Both children and their parents preferred a slim silhouette. Body dissatisfaction was related to internalization of a socially acceptable silhouette and to pressure to change body shape among parents. There is a high risk that parents can model negative attitudes towards the body in their children. This should be considered in psychoeducational prevention programs. preschool children, parents, body attitudes, body dissatisfaction, body image perception
SummaryAims: The aim was twofold: to evaluate eating attitudes, behaviours and knowledge about eating disorders in young women and men, and to assess the relationship between measurable variables in both groups. Method:The research sample consisted of 34 females and 32 males aged 19-21. The Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire and the Eating Disorders Awareness Test were distributed to all participants.Results: Female undergraduate students were more concerned about their weight and body shape than male undergraduate students. Their knowledge of issues relevant to eating disorders was higher than in males, and the difference between the two groups was significant. Of all participants, 52.9% of females and 18.75% of males declared an interest in eating disorders. Both women (72.2%) and men (50%) most often derived their knowledge about anorexia and bulimia nervosa from science press books and publications. Moderate positive correlations between food avoidance and body shape and weight concerns were found in both groups. In addition, in females restraint was related to eating concern.Conclusions: Since weight and body shape concerns are considered integral to the psychopathology of eating disorders, prevention of eating-related attitudes and behaviours in young adults particularly females, is important.eating attitude/eating behaviours/eating disorders awareness
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