The Relationship between Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Young Women Aspiring Fashion Models: The Mediating Role of Stress

被引:5
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作者
Castellano, Sabrina [1 ]
Rizzotto, Agostino [1 ]
Neri, Sergio [2 ]
Currenti, Walter [3 ]
Guerrera, Claudia Savia [3 ]
Pirrone, Concetta [1 ]
Coco, Marinella [3 ]
Di Corrado, Donatella [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Catania, Dept Educ Sci, I-95124 Catania, Italy
[2] Univ Catania, Dept Med, I-95123 Catania, Italy
[3] Univ Catania, Dept Biomed & Biotechnol Sci, I-95123 Catania, Italy
[4] Univ Kore Enna, Dept Sport Sci, I-94100 Enna, Italy
关键词
fashion models; eating disorders; anorexia; stress; IMAGE; RISK; MASS;
D O I
10.3390/ejihpe11020043
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
It is widely recognized that body dissatisfaction is an important public health concern. In the past, being a fashion model was almost synonymous with anorexia/bulimia, and even today, there are cases of eating disorders in young women whose ambition is to become a top model. Moreover, stress can play a substantial role within ill health via related behaviors such as smoking, substance abuse, and inappropriate eating. In our study, we examined 112 aspiring fashion models aged between 15 and 24 years (M = 19.5, SD = 2.08) from 32 different countries of the world during an international contest, and 100 students (control group), aged between 16 and 22 years (M = 18.6, SD = 1.39). The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine whether stress mediated the relationship between body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. The study included the administration of stress and self-efficacy and the locus of control dimensions, body (image) dissatisfaction, and eating attitude disorder. Results indicated higher scores on body dissatisfaction, stress level, and eating attitudes disorder among the group of fashion models compared to the control. Mediational analyses showed that body dissatisfaction was partially mediated by stress level on eating disorders. Especially in the aspiring fashion models, there are often many possibilities that competitive stress causes candidates to exacerbate attempts to maintain their body weight below normal weight/height parameters. These results indicated that appropriate intervention for the management of stress level could possibly defend against the negative impact of body dissatisfaction on eating disorder symptoms. The presence of skilled health workers in the field of nutrition and psychology can be extremely important in the field of fashion to maintain an adequate quality of life.
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页码:607 / 615
页数:9
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