Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia
This cross-sectional study was undertaken with 489 secondary school girls, ages 15–17 years, to examine disordered eating behaviours of adolescent girls in Malaysia and to estimate associations with body weight, body-size discrepancy, and self-esteem. Dietary restraint, binge eating, body image, and...
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| description | This cross-sectional study was undertaken with 489 secondary school girls, ages 15–17 years, to examine disordered eating behaviours of adolescent girls in Malaysia and to estimate associations with body weight, body-size discrepancy, and self-esteem. Dietary restraint, binge eating, body image, and self-esteem were assessed using the Restrained Eating scale of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire, the Binge Scale Questionnaire, the Contour Drawing Rating Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, respectively. Pearson correlations estimated associations between variables. There were 3.1% underweight, 9.8% at risk of being overweight, and 8.6% overweight girls. A total of 87.3% were dissatisfied with their own body size. Dietary restraint and binge eating were reported by 36.0% and 35.4%, respectively. Body Mass Index (r = .34, p < .01) and body-size dissatisfaction (r = .24, p < .01) were significantly associated with dietary restraint and binge eating, but self-esteem (r = −.20, p < .001) was significantly associated only with binge eating. |
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| spelling | upm-141802018-08-14T08:55:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14180/ Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia Soo, Kah Leng Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir Abu Samah, Bahaman This cross-sectional study was undertaken with 489 secondary school girls, ages 15–17 years, to examine disordered eating behaviours of adolescent girls in Malaysia and to estimate associations with body weight, body-size discrepancy, and self-esteem. Dietary restraint, binge eating, body image, and self-esteem were assessed using the Restrained Eating scale of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire, the Binge Scale Questionnaire, the Contour Drawing Rating Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, respectively. Pearson correlations estimated associations between variables. There were 3.1% underweight, 9.8% at risk of being overweight, and 8.6% overweight girls. A total of 87.3% were dissatisfied with their own body size. Dietary restraint and binge eating were reported by 36.0% and 35.4%, respectively. Body Mass Index (r = .34, p < .01) and body-size dissatisfaction (r = .24, p < .01) were significantly associated with dietary restraint and binge eating, but self-esteem (r = −.20, p < .001) was significantly associated only with binge eating. SAGE Publications 2008 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14180/1/Eating%20behaviour%2C%20body%20image%2C%20and%20self-esteem%20of%20adolescent%20girls%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Soo, Kah Leng and Mohd Shariff, Zalilah and Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir and Abu Samah, Bahaman (2008) Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 106 (3). pp. 833-844. ISSN 0031-5125; ESSN: 1558-688X http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2466/pms.106.3.833-844 10.2466/pms.106.3.833-844 |
| spellingShingle | Soo, Kah Leng Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir Abu Samah, Bahaman Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia |
| title | Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia |
| title_full | Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia |
| title_short | Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia |
| title_sort | eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in malaysia |
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