Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women
Rapid socioeconomic growth, Western acculturation, and thin-ideal internalization are theorized to be linked to dieting, weight concerns, and disordered eating in Arab countries. The purpose of this study was to examine eating pathology and the internalization of Western messages regarding the impor...
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| author | Lulwa Zainal Serena D. Stevens Jennifer Ann Harriger Sylvia Herbozo |
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| description | Rapid socioeconomic growth, Western acculturation, and thin-ideal internalization are theorized to be linked to dieting, weight concerns, and disordered eating in Arab countries. The purpose of this study was to examine eating pathology and the internalization of Western messages regarding the importance of thinness in a community sample of Kuwaiti women. Participants (N = 83) aged 18–35 years with BMIs between 17.58 and 24.88 (M = 21.30; SD = 1.83) completed measures of thin-ideal internalization and eating pathology. Results demonstrated that approximately 28% of the sample was at risk for eating pathology. Thin-ideal internalization was also found to significantly predict eating pathology. Study findings extend prior research on eating pathology in Arabic nations. This study is the first to examine the internalization of the thin-ideal in a community sample of Kuwait adult women and lends further support to the importance of continued research in this population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e538b5be09a4e498ee05c6545abe6262022-12-21T23:08:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-11-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.559711559711Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult WomenLulwa Zainal0Serena D. Stevens1Jennifer Ann Harriger2Sylvia Herbozo3Social Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, United StatesThe Bariatric Center, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH, United StatesSocial Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United StatesRapid socioeconomic growth, Western acculturation, and thin-ideal internalization are theorized to be linked to dieting, weight concerns, and disordered eating in Arab countries. The purpose of this study was to examine eating pathology and the internalization of Western messages regarding the importance of thinness in a community sample of Kuwaiti women. Participants (N = 83) aged 18–35 years with BMIs between 17.58 and 24.88 (M = 21.30; SD = 1.83) completed measures of thin-ideal internalization and eating pathology. Results demonstrated that approximately 28% of the sample was at risk for eating pathology. Thin-ideal internalization was also found to significantly predict eating pathology. Study findings extend prior research on eating pathology in Arabic nations. This study is the first to examine the internalization of the thin-ideal in a community sample of Kuwait adult women and lends further support to the importance of continued research in this population.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.559711/fullthin-ideal internalizationeating pathologyKuwaitbody imageArab |
| spellingShingle | Lulwa Zainal Serena D. Stevens Jennifer Ann Harriger Sylvia Herbozo Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women Frontiers in Psychology thin-ideal internalization eating pathology Kuwait body image Arab |
| title | Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women |
| title_full | Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women |
| title_fullStr | Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women |
| title_short | Internalization of the Thin-Ideal and Eating Pathology in Kuwaiti Adult Women |
| title_sort | internalization of the thin ideal and eating pathology in kuwaiti adult women |
| topic | thin-ideal internalization eating pathology Kuwait body image Arab |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.559711/full |
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