Cultural Influences on Body Image and the Eating Disorders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23584834 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin P Levine (0000-0003-0927-1264, Kenyon College), Michael P Levine, Linda Smolak (Kenyon College) |
| Editors | W Stewart Agras (0000-0002-3116-8194) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 222-246 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Oxford handbook of eating disorders (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195373622.013.0013 |
| OpenAlex | W208518634 |
| ISBN | 9780195373622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Data from different cultures and American ethnic groups help to effectively address eating problems and disorders in these groups and to elucidate sociocultural etiological factors. Research indicates that (1) eating disorders exist internationally and in all American ethnic groups; (2) indicators of disordered eating and eating disorders are similar across cultures and ethnic groups, though there are important differences; (3) among American ethnic groups, there are some etiological similarities; (4) cultural transitions (e.g., Westernization, modernization, transnational mass media) appear to increase risk of the spectrum of disordered eating; and (5), acculturation, discrimination, and racial/ethnic teasing may also be risk factors. Research concerning the etiology, course, prevention, and treatment of disordered eating in different cultural groups is urgently needed.
Acculturation · Disordered eating · Eating disorders · Ethnic group · Etiology · Modernization theory · Political science · Psychiatry · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Westernization · Anthropology · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Medicine · Psychology
Influence of Mass Media on Body Image and Eating Disordered Attitudes and Behaviors in Females
The developmental effects of media-ideal internalization and self-objectification processes on adolescents’ negative body-feelings, dietary restraint, and binge eating
A Cross-cultural Study of Biological, Psychological, and Social Antecedents of Self-objectification in Italy and Romania
Cultural Influences on Body Size Ideals
Body image among female university students in Turkey
On body economics and fitting in
Disordered Eating Among Asian/Asian American Women
An Investigation of Body Appreciation, Ethnic Identity, and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Black Women
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2017 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |