title: Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
authors: Kah Leng
authors: KL
authors: Soo
authors: Zalilah Mohd
authors: ZM
authors: Shariff
authors: Mohd Nasir Mohd
authors: MN
authors: Taib
authors: Bahaman Abu
authors: BA
authors: Samah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001827:Body Height; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D049628:Body Size; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires