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Modeling Eating Pathology: The Role Of Gender, Sociocultural, And Individual Factors, Lindsay T. King
Modeling Eating Pathology: The Role Of Gender, Sociocultural, And Individual Factors, Lindsay T. King
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Eating pathology is an increasing problem in the United States and other Western countries. This study examined gender differences and specific known psychological correlates of eating pathology. Sociocultural variables, such as thin-ideal internalization, and individual factors, such as perfectionism and experiential avoidance, were also evaluated. A sample of 257 female and 165 male undergraduates (n = 423) completed a battery of surveys online. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to model the relationships among the variables. The results show that the best fitting model included perfectionism rather than thin-ideal internalization leading to body dissatisfaction. There is support for experiential …