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This study is the continuation of a broader eating disorder study with a focus on males, which examines the influence of body image, sociocultural attitudes, appearance anxiety, and depression on disordered eating behaviors among college students. Based on EAT-26 scores, 10.5% of males were at risk of an eating disorder. Body image dissatisfaction was almost as common among males (65.2%) as females (68.6%) and BMI was not a significant predictor of dissatisfaction. Among participants who reported dissatisfaction with their bodies, eating disorder risk was higher among females than males. While there were differences between ABOUT THE AUTHORSThis study is a result of the synergy among faculty, who have been working together to examine disordered eating, not only to contribute to the knowledge base on the subject, but also to help their students more effectively.

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The study investigated how performance on a spatial task in apparel design was influenced by training and strategical information processing style. The sample consisted of 278 undergraduate apparel design students from six universities in the U.S. Instruments used to collect data were the Apparel Spatial Visualization Test (ASVT) and the Strategical Information Processing Style (SIPS). ANOVA results showed a significant difference in performance on the ASVT between students with more training and those with less training in apparel design. There was no significant difference in performance on the ASVT as a result of students' preferred strategical information processing styles. Findings of the study indicated that performance on a spatial visualization task was influenced by training but not by strategical information processing style.

This study investigates how performance on a spatial task in apparel design was influenced by use of strategy. The sample consisted of 278 undergraduate apparel design students from six universities in the United States. Instruments used to collect data were the Apparel Spatial Visualization Test (ASVT) and Use of Strategy Questionnaire. Use of strategy influenced performance on the ASVT. Some strategies were superior to others by the fact that they led to a higher percentage of correct responses on the ASVT, for example, landmark extraction, checking, and previous knowledge. Because use of strategies influenced performance on a spatial task, further research could investigate methods of training students in the choice of appropriate strategies.