Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls

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Autor(a) principal: Teixeira, Maria D
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Pereira, Ana T., Marques, Mariana V., Saraiva, Jorge M., Macedo, António F. de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/108884
https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2015-1723
Resumo: Objective: Eating disorders are an increasingly prevalent health problem among adolescent girls. It is well known that biological, psychosocial, and family-related factors interact in the development of this group of disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying the interaction between these variables are still poorly understood, especially in Portuguese adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between eating behaviors, body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, and perfectionism in a sample of Portuguese girls. Method: A community sample of 575 Portuguese girls attending secondary school, answered selfreport questionnaires including data on weight, height, and the Portuguese versions of the Contour Figures Rating Scale, the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale, the Children Eating Attitudes Test, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. SPSS version 20.0 for Windows was used for statistical analyses. Results: High scores in the Children Eating Attitudes Test were associated with significantly higher levels of body dissatisfaction (r = 0.339), socially prescribed perfectionism (r = 0.175), self-oriented perfectionism (r = 0.211), and low self-esteem (r = -0.292) (all p o 0.001). Self-oriented perfectionism partially mediated the relation between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors. Conclusion: In this sample, dysfunctional eating behaviors appeared to correlate strongly with body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, and perfectionism in girls. These themes should be addressed among female adolescents in the community.
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spelling Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girlsEating behaviorsbody imageperfectionismself-esteemAdolescentBody ImageBody Mass IndexChildCross-Sectional StudiesFeeding BehaviorFeeding and Eating DisordersFemaleHumansPersonal SatisfactionPortugalSelf ConceptSurveys and QuestionnairesPerfectionismObjective: Eating disorders are an increasingly prevalent health problem among adolescent girls. It is well known that biological, psychosocial, and family-related factors interact in the development of this group of disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying the interaction between these variables are still poorly understood, especially in Portuguese adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between eating behaviors, body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, and perfectionism in a sample of Portuguese girls. Method: A community sample of 575 Portuguese girls attending secondary school, answered selfreport questionnaires including data on weight, height, and the Portuguese versions of the Contour Figures Rating Scale, the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale, the Children Eating Attitudes Test, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. SPSS version 20.0 for Windows was used for statistical analyses. Results: High scores in the Children Eating Attitudes Test were associated with significantly higher levels of body dissatisfaction (r = 0.339), socially prescribed perfectionism (r = 0.175), self-oriented perfectionism (r = 0.211), and low self-esteem (r = -0.292) (all p o 0.001). Self-oriented perfectionism partially mediated the relation between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors. Conclusion: In this sample, dysfunctional eating behaviors appeared to correlate strongly with body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, and perfectionism in girls. These themes should be addressed among female adolescents in the community.Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria2016-02-05info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/108884http://hdl.handle.net/10316/108884https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2015-1723eng1809-452X1516-4446Teixeira, Maria DPereira, Ana T.Marques, Mariana V.Saraiva, Jorge M.Macedo, António F. deinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-09-22T08:26:30Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/108884Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:25:07.341596Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls
title Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls
spellingShingle Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls
Teixeira, Maria D
Eating behaviors
body image
perfectionism
self-esteem
Adolescent
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Feeding Behavior
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Female
Humans
Personal Satisfaction
Portugal
Self Concept
Surveys and Questionnaires
Perfectionism
title_short Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls
title_full Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls
title_fullStr Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls
title_full_unstemmed Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls
title_sort Eating behaviors, body image, perfectionism, and self-esteem in a sample of Portuguese girls
author Teixeira, Maria D
author_facet Teixeira, Maria D
Pereira, Ana T.
Marques, Mariana V.
Saraiva, Jorge M.
Macedo, António F. de
author_role author
author2 Pereira, Ana T.
Marques, Mariana V.
Saraiva, Jorge M.
Macedo, António F. de
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Teixeira, Maria D
Pereira, Ana T.
Marques, Mariana V.
Saraiva, Jorge M.
Macedo, António F. de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Eating behaviors
body image
perfectionism
self-esteem
Adolescent
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Feeding Behavior
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Female
Humans
Personal Satisfaction
Portugal
Self Concept
Surveys and Questionnaires
Perfectionism
topic Eating behaviors
body image
perfectionism
self-esteem
Adolescent
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Feeding Behavior
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Female
Humans
Personal Satisfaction
Portugal
Self Concept
Surveys and Questionnaires
Perfectionism
description Objective: Eating disorders are an increasingly prevalent health problem among adolescent girls. It is well known that biological, psychosocial, and family-related factors interact in the development of this group of disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying the interaction between these variables are still poorly understood, especially in Portuguese adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between eating behaviors, body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, and perfectionism in a sample of Portuguese girls. Method: A community sample of 575 Portuguese girls attending secondary school, answered selfreport questionnaires including data on weight, height, and the Portuguese versions of the Contour Figures Rating Scale, the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale, the Children Eating Attitudes Test, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. SPSS version 20.0 for Windows was used for statistical analyses. Results: High scores in the Children Eating Attitudes Test were associated with significantly higher levels of body dissatisfaction (r = 0.339), socially prescribed perfectionism (r = 0.175), self-oriented perfectionism (r = 0.211), and low self-esteem (r = -0.292) (all p o 0.001). Self-oriented perfectionism partially mediated the relation between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors. Conclusion: In this sample, dysfunctional eating behaviors appeared to correlate strongly with body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, and perfectionism in girls. These themes should be addressed among female adolescents in the community.
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