title: Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among Portuguese and Spanish adolescents: The role of individual characteristics and internalisation of sociocultural ideals.
abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the differences in patterns of risk factors for body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes in both female and male adolescents from Portugal and Spain. The sample included 455 adolescents aged 12-16 years (M = 13.28, SD = 0.65) from two urban areas of each country. Body mass index, self-reported self-esteem, perfectionism, internalisation of sociocultural ideals, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes were assessed. Path analyses provided partial support for a cross-cultural model of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in Western countries due to the presence of certain differences in the patterns of relationships across sex and country. The findings suggest the importance not only of identifying cultural specificities, even in "neighbouring" countries, but also of developing a global and comprehensive preventive approach that focuses on the influence of the ideal of beauty transmitted by Western societies.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Francisco
authors.affiliation: Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.affiliation: Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marcela L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: Laboratori d'Estadística Aplicada, Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Penelo
authors.affiliation: Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marisol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.affiliation: Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosés
authors.affiliation: Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: rosa.raich@uab.cat.
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Raich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011174:Portugal / Q000208:ethnology; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012924:Social Conditions; D013030:Spain / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Body dissatisfaction; Cultural differences; Disordered eating; Gender differences; Internalisation