title: Body esteem and eating behaviours in female physical education students.
abstract: Certain university majors appear to be at greater risk of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. The present study sought to examine self esteem, body satisfaction, and disordered eating in a sample of year one and year three female physical education students, and to compare them to a matched sample of non-physical education females. Year three, but not year one physical education females, reported greater rates of disorder eating, but lower global self esteem, than non-physical education females. Dissatisfaction with sexual attractiveness, physical condition, and weight, were significantly related to disordered eating behaviours. Further research needs to be conducted with university majors that place a high premium on physical form and ability.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. kobrien@psy.otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012649:Self Concept; D014495:Universities