Τόμος 27 (2013) – Τεύχος 3 – Άρθρο 4- Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics-Διεθνής Έκδοση – Volume 27 (2013) – Issue 3 – Article 4 – Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics-International Edition

By | | Αμαλία Γαρδούνη - Amalia Gardouni, Άννα Καρακάση - Anna Karakasi, Γεώργιος Κουλιεράκης - Georgios Koulierakis, Θεολόγος Ζάγκαλης - Theologos Zagkalis, Πλήρες Κείμενο στα Αγγλικά - Full Text in English, Στατιστική μελέτη - Statistical study


Τίτλος – Title

Disordered Eating Attitudes within Female University Students in Athens: Association with Body Image Perception and Socioeconomic Status
Συγγραφέας – Author

Amalia Gardouni, Anna Karakasi, Theologos Zagkalis, Georgios Koulierakis
National School of Public Health, Athens, Hellas
Παραπομπή – Citation

Gardouni A. Karakasi A., Zagkalis T., Koulierakis G.: Disordered Eating Attitudes within Female University Students in Athens: Association with Body Image Perception and Socioeconomic Status, Rev. Clin. Pharmacol. Pharmacokinet. Int. Ed. 27: 123-129 (2013)
Ημερομηνία Δημοσιευσης – Publication Date
31 Δεκεμβρίου 2013 – 2013-12-31
Γλώσσα Πλήρους Κειμένου –
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Αγγλικά – English
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Λέξεις κλειδιά – Keywords
 εικόνα σώματος, κοινωνικο-οικονομική κατάσταση, διαταραχές πρόσληψης τροφής
Disordered eating attitudes, body image, socioeconomic status, eating disorders
Λοιποί Όροι – Other Terms

στατιστική μελέτη, σωματότυπος
statistical study
Περίληψη – Summary

 The purpose of this study was to detect the incidence of disordered eating attitudes among female university students in Athens and to investigate potential associations with students’ body image perception and socioeconomic status (SES). The investigated sample included 250 students (n=250) from five universities of Athens, which anonymously completed three self-administered questionnaires concerning a) demographic, anthropometric and socio-economic characteristics, b) Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and c) Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ-AS) for body image perception assessment. Statistical analyses were obtained through SPSS-17, Minitab-16, correlation variables and accounting and linear regression analysis. The study shows that pathologic EAT (EAT≥20) was observed in 13.6% of the sample. There were statistically significant differences in all parameters of body image perception between the ΕΑΤ≥20 and EAT<20 group (AEmean=3.14 and 3.52, MW test=2461.5, p=0.002; AOmean=4.17 and 3.67, MW test=1743.5, p=0.000; BASSmean=3.32 and 3.58, MW test=2515.0, p=0.003; OWPmean =3.96 and 2.5, MW test=669.0, p=0.000; SCWmean=3.54 and 3.17, MW test=2523.0, p=0.002). Significant correlation was found between EAT and all body image perception parameters (Spearman’s rho: EAT-AE, r=-0.240; ΕΑΤ-AO, r=0.327; ΕΑΤ-BASS, r=-0.238; ΕΑΤ-OWP, r=0.630; ΕΑΤ-SCW, r=0.238). No significant correlation was observed between EAT and SES factors, neither between body image perception parameters and SES factors. This study shows that disordered eating attitudes were detected in 13.6% of the investigated female student population. The disordered eating attitudes were highly correlated with the students’ body image perception. Nevertheless, there was no association between the disordered eating attitudes and the socioeconomic factors of the students. Furthermore, the body image perception of the students did not appear to be associated with their SES.
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