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Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Weight, Body Shape and Eating in Male and Female College Students

The purpose of this investigation was to assess the association between body mass index as well as race/ethnicity and established correlates of disordered eating including drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, bulimia, dietary restraint and social physique anxiety in male and female college students. Difference between actual, desirable and perceived body weight was also assessed. ANOVA suggested that as actual body mass index increased, in general, attitudes and behavior toward weight, body shape and eating increased. A two-tailed t-test suggested that males and females differed significantly with regards to attitudes and behavior toward weight body shape and eating. ANOVA indicated that little to no association existed between race/ethnicity and established correlates of disordered eating.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2713
Date12 1900
CreatorsLofton, Stacy L.
ContributorsBungum, Timothy J., Chng, Chwee-Lye, Jackson, Allen
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Lofton, Stacy L., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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