Effect of western culture on women's attitudes to eating and perceptions of body shape

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Attitudes towards eating and perceptions of body shape are determined by cultural factors, according to research among Hong Kong-born and Australian-born women from two Australian universities. This research, which used the Figure Rating Scale and the Eating Attitudes Test, looked at the impact of culture on negative attitudes towards eating and dissatisfaction with body shape. The Australian-born women had greater body image distortion than the Hong Kong-born women, but there were no important differences between the groups in their attitudes to eating.

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Body image and eating disturbance among South Asian-American women: the role of racial teasing

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This article explores whether being teased about racial or ethnic features influences body image and eating disturbances in minority women. The authors, focusing on South Asian-American women, found that racial teasing is related to disturbed eating and body image.

United States, Public affairs, Health aspects, Minority women, Racism, Asian Americans, Teasing

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Cross-cultural explanations of body image disturbance in Western cultural samples

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Issues are presented concerning the examination of perceptions of self-esteem and body image among female college students in Italy, England and the US. Body image disturbance measures across the three samples are discussed.

Measurement, Self-esteem, Self esteem

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