ABSTRACT Background Eating disorders (EDs) lead to multiple psychiatric and somatic
complications and thus constitute a major public health concern. Objectives The aim of this …

Background Eating disorders are severe psychiatric disorders with a complex etiology
involving transactions among sociocultural, psychological, and biological influences. Most …

Context Eating disorders are severe conditions, but little is known about the prevalence or
correlates of these disorders from population-based surveys of adolescents. Objectives To …

Abstract The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) and
its earlier versions are measures designed to assess societal and interpersonal aspects of …

OBJECTIVE. The goal was to assess the prevalence, forms, demographic and mental health
correlates of self-injurious behaviors in a representative college sample. METHODS. A …

The tripartite influence model stipulates that appearance pressures from three sources
(family, peers, traditional media) lead adolescent girls to internalize a thin appearance ideal …

ABSTRACT Objective The Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire‐4
(SATAQ‐4) is a measure of internalization of appearance ideals (ie, personal acceptance of …

Objective Objectification theory posits that self‐objectification increases risk for disordered
eating. Method The current study sought to examine the relationship between self …

Method Potential references were identified through an English-language literature search
using Medline and Medscape articles. Results Prevalence rates in Western countries for …

In a culture where beauty is currency, women's bodies are often perceived as measures of
value and worth. The search for visibility and self-acceptance can be daunting, especially for …