Sociocultural correlates of eating disorders among Asian schoolgirls in Bradford.
A survey of 204 south-Asian and 355 Caucasian schoolgirls was conducted in Bradford using the EAT-26 and the BSQ. At interview, seven Asian girls and two Caucasian girls met DSM-III-R criteria for bulimia nervosa, yielding a prevalence of 3.4% and 0.6% respectively. One Asian girl met DSM-III-R criteria for anorexia nervosa. Factor analyses of the EAT and BSQ supported their cross-cultural conceptual equivalence in this south-Asian population. Among the Asians, high EAT and BSQ scores were associated with a more traditional cultural orientation and not with greater Westernisation. It is probable that these findings reflect the cultural and familial difficulties faced by these Asian girls growing up in Britain.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Leeds.
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D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards; D015995:Prevalence; D011594:Psychometrics; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards