Eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction among college students

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  • Mara Cristina Lofrano-Prado Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE. Recife, PE
  • Wagner Luiz Prado Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Mauro Virgílio Gomes Barros Universidade de Pernambuco
  • Sandra Lopes de Souza Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v14n3.5487

Palavras-chave:

Anorexia nervosa, Body image, Bulimia nervosa, Prevention and control, Students.

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Introduction: Body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating behavior increase during college. Objectives: To identify symptoms of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction in college students and to verify the relationship between eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 408 college students (283 females), aged 18-23y, enrolled in the first semester of health science in public universities from Recife-PE. Symptoms of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction were assessed by self-report questionnaires (EAT-26, BITE, BES, BSQ). Results: Body image dissatisfaction was independently associated with a 22-fold increased risk for anorexia nervosa, 18-fold for bulimia nervosa and 25-fold for binge eating. Female college students (32.5%; CI95%=27.2-38.1%) have higher symptoms of eating disorders than males (18.4%; CI95%=12.3-25.9%). Specifically for bulimia, both females (26.1%; CI95%=21.3-31.5%) and males (21.6%; CI95%=15.1-29.5%) are at greater risk of developing this illness. Conclusion: The current findings provide preliminary evidence about risks of college health sciences students with body image dissatisfaction to develop eating disorders.

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Biografia do Autor

Mara Cristina Lofrano-Prado, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE. Recife, PE

Pós doutorado em Hebiatria pela Universidade de Pernambuco. Doutorado em Nutrição (Conceito CAPES 5) pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Brasil. Mestrado em Nutrição (Conceito CAPES 5) pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brasil.

Wagner Luiz Prado, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Departamento de Ciências do movimento Humano

Mauro Virgílio Gomes Barros, Universidade de Pernambuco

Programa Associado de Pós Graduação em Educação Física UPE/UFPB

Sandra Lopes de Souza, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Anatomia

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21.01.2016

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Lofrano-Prado MC, Prado WL, Barros MVG, Souza SL de. Eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction among college students. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 21º de janeiro de 2016 [citado 6º de julho de 2024];14(3):355-62. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/5487

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