Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)
- Volume 32 Issue 2
- /
- Pages.193-206
- /
- 1994
- /
- 1225-0937(pISSN)
- /
- 2234-2818(eISSN)
Weight Concerns and Eating Patterns of College Women
여대생의 체중조절에 대한 과심도와 섭식행동
Abstract
Thinness has become a symbol for beauty acceptance and competence for women in our society especially for young college women. Relatively little is known about characteristics of women who are dissatisfied with their shape or weight and who are interested in performing weight control program. Four hundred college women in Seoul and Kyunggi-Do area were surveyed from November to December 1992 to investigate the relationship between the concern about weight control and various aspects of food related behaviors. The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between the weight concerns of college women and their aspects of several eating behaviors. Self-developed questionnaire was used after validity test. The results were as follows: 1) The average height weight and BMI value of subjects were 160
Keywords