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Competing On All Fronts: Achievement Orientation And Disordered Eating, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Lisa R. Silberstein, Neil E. Grunberg, Judith Rodin
Competing On All Fronts: Achievement Orientation And Disordered Eating, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Lisa R. Silberstein, Neil E. Grunberg, Judith Rodin
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Examined the relationship between disordered eating and aspects of achievement orientation in 688 female university students. Ss completed a work and family orientation (WOFO) questionnaire and a disordered eating symptoms scale (DESS). Multivariate analysis of the WOFO subscales revealed that Ss with high levels of disordered eating obtained significantly higher scores on the competitiveness subscale than Ss with low DESS scores. Findings support hypotheses of a positive relationship between competitiveness and disordered eating. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
Body Image Dissatisfaction And Disordered Eating In Lesbian College Students, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Naomi Tucker, Jeanette Hsu
Body Image Dissatisfaction And Disordered Eating In Lesbian College Students, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Naomi Tucker, Jeanette Hsu
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Lesbian subcultures have been described to downplay the importance of physical attractiveness and to challenge culturally prescribed beauty ideals. Within this context, one might argue that lesbians should be more accepting of their bodies and less likely to engage in disordered eating, than would heterosexual women. The relationship between sexual orientation and body esteem has not been examined empirically yet. This study compared 30 lesbian undergraduates and 52 heterosexual undergraduates on measures of body esteem, self-esteem, and disordered eating. Few group differences were found. Lesbian students reported lower self-esteem, more ineffectiveness, more interpersonal distrust, and more difficulties in identifying their …