title: Anxiety as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Body Image and Restrained Eating.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine three indicators of psychopathology (stress, anxiety, and depression) as potential moderators of the relationship between body image dissatisfaction (BID) and restrained, emotional, and external eating, while controlling for family-related variables (i.e., household income, living situation, and psychopathology in the family) and individual variables (i.e., body mass index, physical activity, and major life events).
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, correlational cross-sectional design was used. A sample of 894 female undergraduates aged between 18 and 25 completed a self-reported questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Moderation analyses indicated that anxiety significantly moderated the relationship between BID and restrained eating, whereas depression and stress did not.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings may be used in the development and implementation of education and prevention programs for disordered eating in college campuses. The usefulness of these findings for nursing practice is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon. rita.doumit@lau.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doumit
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Sciences, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zeeni
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Sciences, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Maria Jose
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sanchez Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khazen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D016014:Linear Models; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; body image; depression; disordered eating; nursing practice; stress