Sociocultural Experiences of Bulimic and Non-Bulimic Adolescents in a School-Based Chinese Sample

Autor/inn/en	Jackson, Todd; Chen, Hong
Titel	Sociocultural Experiences of Bulimic and Non-Bulimic Adolescents in a School-Based Chinese Sample
Quelle	In: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38 (2010) 1, S.69-76 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-0627
DOI	10.1007/s10802-009-9350-0
Schlagwörter	Body Composition; Females; Self Concept; Eating Disorders; Adolescents; Classification; Foreign Countries; Mass Media Effects; Comparative Analysis; At Risk Persons; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Fear; Peer Influence; Predictor Variables; Socioeconomic Influences; Gender Differences; Urban Areas; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Selbstkonzept; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Ausland; Risikogruppe; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Furcht; Prädiktor; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Urban area; Stadtregion
Abstract	From a large school-based sample (N = 3,084), 49 Mainland Chinese adolescents (31 girls, 18 boys) who endorsed all DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa (BN) or sub-threshold BN and 49 matched controls (31 girls, 18 boys) completed measures of demographics and sociocultural experiences related to body image. Compared to less symptomatic peers, those in the BN group reported higher levels of appearance pressure from their network of close relationships and mass media, appearance comparisons and conversations, and fear of negative appearance evaluation. A hierarchical logistic regression analysis based seven predictors resulted in the correct identification of 82.7% of respondents, including 83.7% of the BN group and 81.7% of controls. Responses on sociocultural measures, especially those reflecting appearance pressure, added to the classification rate, after controlling for body mass index and household socioeconomic status. When repeated within each sex, classification accuracy was 90.3% for girls and 86.1% for boys. This study establishes clear links between sociocultural influences and BN among urban adolescent girls and boys living in the People's Republic of China. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10