title: Predictive factors of disordered eating and body image satisfaction in cyprus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess possible relationships and predictor variables between disordered eating attitudes and behaviors, the internalization of the thin ideal construct, body image satisfaction, body image investment, weight-related anxiety, and body mass index (BMI) among Greek-Cypriot female university students in Cyprus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 243 female university students responded to self-report measures assessing disordered eating, internalization of the thin ideal, body satisfaction, body image investment, and weight-related anxiety.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Disordered eating was positively correlated to the internalization of the thin ideal, body image investment, weight-related anxiety, and BMI and negatively correlated with body image satisfaction. The internalization of the thin ideal was also positively correlated to weight-related anxiety and body image investment and negatively correlated to body image satisfaction. Furthermore, weight-related anxiety and internalization of the thin ideal have been found to be significant predictors of disordered eating attitudes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Possible explanations and vulnerability factors are addressed, as well as implication for prevention strategies and future research.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Neapolis University Pafos, Pafos, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Argyrides
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kkeli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000208:ethnology / Q000502:physiology; D003535:Cyprus / Q000208:ethnology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D013851:Thinness / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cyprus; body image; body image investment; disordered eating; feelings of attractiveness; weight-related anxiety