[Empirical validation of a model for the etiology of eating disorders in adolescent girls: which role play the results of body comparisons?]

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[Empirical validation of a model for the etiology of eating disorders in adolescent girls: which role play the results of body comparisons?]. / Weitkamp, Katharina; Strauss, Bernhard; Berger, Uwe.

in: PSYCHOTHER PSYCH MED, Jahrgang 60, Nr. 2, 2, 2010, S. 44-51.

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title = "[Empirical validation of a model for the etiology of eating disorders in adolescent girls: which role play the results of body comparisons?]",
abstract = "Aim of this study was the empirical validation of an etiologic model on disturbed eating behavior by means of structural equation modeling. The model under consideration by Schutz and colleagues explains the influence of potential risk factors, especially body comparisons, on disturbed eating. 136 female sixth graders from secondary schools in Thuringia filled out questionnaires on their eating behavior, on the variables stated in the model and on the subjective meaning of their body weight. The model is supported by our data analyses. Particularly BMI and self esteem have a strong influence on body comparisons. The impact of body comparisons on disturbed eating is mediated by body dissatisfaction. An important addition to the model can be seen in the inclusion of the subjective effect of body comparisons into the model which has been neglected in research so far.",
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author = "Katharina Weitkamp and Bernhard Strauss and Uwe Berger",
year = "2010",
language = "Deutsch",
volume = "60",
pages = "44--51",
journal = "PSYCHOTHER PSYCH MED",
issn = "0937-2032",
publisher = "Georg Thieme Verlag KG",
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T1 - [Empirical validation of a model for the etiology of eating disorders in adolescent girls: which role play the results of body comparisons?]

AU - Weitkamp, Katharina

AU - Strauss, Bernhard

AU - Berger, Uwe

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N2 - Aim of this study was the empirical validation of an etiologic model on disturbed eating behavior by means of structural equation modeling. The model under consideration by Schutz and colleagues explains the influence of potential risk factors, especially body comparisons, on disturbed eating. 136 female sixth graders from secondary schools in Thuringia filled out questionnaires on their eating behavior, on the variables stated in the model and on the subjective meaning of their body weight. The model is supported by our data analyses. Particularly BMI and self esteem have a strong influence on body comparisons. The impact of body comparisons on disturbed eating is mediated by body dissatisfaction. An important addition to the model can be seen in the inclusion of the subjective effect of body comparisons into the model which has been neglected in research so far.

AB - Aim of this study was the empirical validation of an etiologic model on disturbed eating behavior by means of structural equation modeling. The model under consideration by Schutz and colleagues explains the influence of potential risk factors, especially body comparisons, on disturbed eating. 136 female sixth graders from secondary schools in Thuringia filled out questionnaires on their eating behavior, on the variables stated in the model and on the subjective meaning of their body weight. The model is supported by our data analyses. Particularly BMI and self esteem have a strong influence on body comparisons. The impact of body comparisons on disturbed eating is mediated by body dissatisfaction. An important addition to the model can be seen in the inclusion of the subjective effect of body comparisons into the model which has been neglected in research so far.

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KW - Female

KW - Risk Factors

KW - Adolescent

KW - Questionnaires

KW - Body Mass Index

KW - Child

KW - Algorithms

KW - Body Image

KW - Eating Disorders etiology

KW - Feeding Behavior

KW - Models, Psychological

KW - Peer Group

KW - Psychological Tests

KW - Self Concept

KW - Humans

KW - Female

KW - Risk Factors

KW - Adolescent

KW - Questionnaires

KW - Body Mass Index

KW - Child

KW - Algorithms

KW - Body Image

KW - Eating Disorders etiology

KW - Feeding Behavior

KW - Models, Psychological

KW - Peer Group

KW - Psychological Tests

KW - Self Concept

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JO - PSYCHOTHER PSYCH MED

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