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- Title
BODY DISSATISFACTION AND DISORDERED EATING ATTITUDES AMONG ADOLESCENTS FROM PORTUGAL AND SPAIN.
- Authors
González, Marcela L.; Penelo, Eva; Espinoza, Paola; Francisco, Rita; Mora, Marisol; Gutiérrez, Teresa; Raich, Rosa M.
- Abstract
Cross-cultural studies comparing eating attitudes among adolescents from southern-European countries are scarce. We aimed to compare bodydissatisfaction, disordered-eating attitudes, awareness and internalisation of the unrealistic-body-ideal, self-esteem, perfectionism and impulsivity among adolescents from Spain and Portugal. Participants were 249 Spanish and 206 Portuguese adolescents (51.2% girls) aged 12-15 (M= 13.3 years, SD= 0.6). A 2 × 2 (country × sex) MANOVA was conducted for each self-reported measure. Girls scored higher on awareness and internalisation of the unrealistic-body-ideal, body-dissatisfaction, disordered-eating attitudes and lower on self-esteem than boys did. Regarding the country, Portuguese adolescents scored higher than Spaniards on eating disorder attitudes, impulsivity and perfectionism. Our findings show significant differences between country and gender, highlighting the importance of specific gender-oriented prevention strategies.
- Subjects
EATING disorders in adolescence; ADOLESCENT psychology; SELF-esteem; PERFECTIONISM (Personality trait); CROSS-cultural studies
- Publication
Behavioral Psychology / Psicologia Conductual, 2018, Vol 26, Issue 2, p323
- ISSN
1132-9483
- Publication type
Article