Comparing Japanese College Students’ and U.S. College Students’ Disordered Eating, Distress, and Psychological Inflexibility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7842865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Akihiko Masuda (0000-0002-0813-720X, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA, corresponding author), Takashi Muto (0000-0003-1988-6983, Doshisha University, Kyoko, Japan), Erin C Tully (0000-0002-0894-5223, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA), Jessica Morgan (0000-0003-1437-3775, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA), Mary L Hill (Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1162-1174 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022022114534982 |
| OpenAlex | W2100307900 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 47 |
The present study investigated whether psychological inflexibility is related to disordered eating in Japanese undergraduate students and compared the strength and pattern of the associations with effects in a sample of undergraduate students from the United States. Data from 200 Japanese ( n female = 100) and 481 U.S. ( n female = 380) college students were used. Contrary to prediction, female gender and higher body mass index (BMI), but not psychological inflexibility, were uniquely related to higher levels of disordered eating while controlling for age and psychological distress in the Japanese group. In the U.S. group, greater psychological inflexibility was the only variable that was uniquely related to higher levels of disordered eating after controlling for other study variables. Our findings suggest that psychological inflexibility may not be a useful concept for understanding disordered eating within Japanese college students
Body mass index · Developmental psychology · Disordered eating · Distress · Eating disorders · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Clinical Psychology · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |