The research-practice gap is of concern in the treatment of eating disorders. Despite the existence of empirically supported treatments, few receive them. The barriers to wider dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatment include clinician attitudes towards such treatments and the lack of sufficient numbers of suitably trained therapists to provide treatment. In this review we d...

Method A total sample of 301 female participants [Caucasian Australians (n= 97); Asians grown up in Australia (n = 70), Asians currently residing in Australia (n = 60) and Chinese living in Hong Kong (n = 74)] were exposed to a slideshow of either objectifying women (n=147) or neutral (n=154) images. Variables associated with the objectification theory framework and disordered eating attitudes ...

The persistence of food insecurity, malnutrition, increasing adiposity, and decreasing physical activity, heightens the need to understand relationships between body image satisfaction, eating attitudes, BMI and physical activity levels in South Africa. Females aged 18-23 years were recruited from rural (n = 509) and urban (n = 510) settings. Body image satisfaction was measured using Stunkard'...

The article focuses on the study of personality self-attitudes and type eating behavior. correlation, comparison qualitative analysis are an attempt to understand relationship between behavior attitude individual himself. obtained results help a better understanding differentiation person's formation, expressed through its derivatives, which form self-concept personality, which, in turn, makes ...

OBJECTIVE determination of risk groups for eating disorders in the population of young girls, primarily affiliated to certain sports or professional categories. METHOD standardized Eating Attitude Test (EAT) questionnaire (40 questions) and general attitude questionnaire (43 other questions specific to eating disorders) were used. RESULTS out of the total 403 persons questioned 11.7% had a ...

The evaluation of a school-based peer support group previously shown to improve body esteem and global self-esteem and reduce dieting in young adolescent girls was replicated in the present study. A total of 282 girls in grades 7 and 8, 196 of whom were in the control group, completed self-report questionnaires immediately before and after the life skills intervention, and 3 months later. Contr...

OBJECTIVE the purpose of this study is to assess the current status of disordered eating attitudes and its related factors among University students in Anhui province, and to provide a basis for health intervention. METHODS this is a cross-sectional study. The University students admitted to the routine health exams were included in current study, and completed self-administered questionnaire...

PURPOSE This study explored the relationship between adolescents' emotional intelligence and the tendency to develop an eating disorder. METHODS Senior high school students in Taiwan were recruited for the study. A 3- part anonymous questionnaire measured demographic information, body weight satisfaction, and expectation of body weight. Students also completed the Adolescent Emotional Intelli...

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between media using habits, frequency and duration, body mass index on eating attitudes. Material methods: The cross-sectional was conducted with female students who received nutrition dietetics education in Istanbul. A questionnaire consisting of a socio-demographic questionnaire, Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40), Social Media Scale a...