BMI, body discrepancy, and self-construal as predictors of eating disturbances in European and Asian American females.
This study examined for ethnic variations in the predictive utility of body discrepancy and self-construal in eating disturbances between 156 European American and 129 Asian American females. We found important ethnic variations in the prediction model between these two groups, especially in the value of self-construal. Some implications of the present findings are discussed.
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, United States. Electronic address: changec@umich.edu.
Edward C
EC
Chang
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, United States.
Elizabeth A
EA
Yu
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, United States.
Emma R
ER
Kahle
D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
BMI; Body discrepancy; Eating disturbance; Ethnicity; Self-construal