Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.5.676

Factors Affecting Eating Attitude of Female Undergraduates in Regard to BMI  

Yom, Young-Hee (Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
Lee, Kyu-Eun (Department of Nursing, Kwandong University)
Publication Information
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.40, no.5, 2010 , pp. 676-685 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting eating attitude of female undergraduates according to BMI. Methods: A descriptive survey design with a convenience sampling was used and data collection was done using a self-report questionnaire answered by 406 female undergraduates from four universities located in Seoul, Kangwon, Gyeongsangbuk and Chungcheongnam Provinces. ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchial multiple regression were used the SPSS WIN 17.0 Program to analyze the data. Results: With respect to BMI, the students were found to be in 3 groups, whose differences in eating attitude were significant. Eating attitude had significant positive correlation with height (r=.118, p=.017), weight (r=.267, p<.000), BMI (r=.239, p<.001), and depression (r=.375, p<.001), and negative correlation with subjective well-being (r=-.153, p=.002) and body esteem (r=-.287, p<.001). In the hierarchial multiple regression analysis, college major, height, weight and religion, were controlled. Depression and body esteem regarding weight significantly predicted 40.7% of eating attitude for the underweight group and normal weight group, body esteem: weight and depression were significant predictors for 27.5% of eating attitude for the normal weight group. Body esteem: weight explained 32.6% of eating attitude for the overweight group. Conclusion: Findings of this study allow a comprehensive understanding of eating attitudes and related factors among female undergraduates in Korea. Further study with a larger random sample from various universities is necessary.
Keywords
Eating attitude; Female; Undergraduate; BMI;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 3  (Citation Analysis)
Times Cited By Web Of Science : 0  (Related Records In Web of Science)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Crow, S., Eisenberg, M. E., Story, M., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2008). Suicidal, behavior in adolescents: Relationship to weight status, weight control behaviors, and body dissatisfaction. International Journal of Eating Disorder, 41, 82-87.   DOI   ScienceOn
2 Wardle, J., Haase, A. M., & Steptoe, A. (2006). Body image and weight control in young adults: International comparisons in university students from 22 countries. International Journal of Obesity, 30, 644-651.   DOI
3 VanBoven, A. M., & Espelage, D. L. (2006). Depressive symptoms, coping strategies, and disordered eating among college women. Journal of Counselling and Development, 84, 341-348.   DOI   ScienceOn
4 Park, K. A. (2009). Dietary habits, body weight satisfaction and eating disorders according to the body mass index of female university students in Kyungnam province. Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life, 19, 891-908.   과학기술학회마을
5 Kim, S. K., & Son, S. A. (2005). The factors which affected the eating attitude of undergraduate women. Women's Health, 6, 53-70.
6 Kleinbaum, D. G., Kupper, L. L., & Muller, K. E. (1988). Applied regression analysis and other multivariate methods. Boston: PWSKENT Publishing Company.
7 KorMedi (2009, November 20). Retrieved November 20, 2009, from http://www.kormedi.com/care/center/Default.aspx?category=041010&idx=188
8 Moore, M. D. (1993). Body image an eating behavior in adolescents. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 12, 505-511.
9 Park, E. A. (2003). Cross-cultural study of the effect of body-esteem to subjective well-being: Korean and U.S. female college students. The Korean Journal of Psychology, 22, 35-56.
10 Radloff, L. (1977). The CES-D scale: A self report depression scale for research in the general population. Applied Psychological Measurement, 1, 385-401.   DOI
11 Rierdan, J., & Koff, E. (1997). Weight, weight-related aspects of body image, and depression in early adolescent girl. Adolescence, 32, 615-624.
12 Sarwer, D. B., Wadden, T. A., & Foster, G. D. (1998). Assessment of body image dissatisfaction in obese women: Specificity, severity, and clinical significance. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 651-654.
13 Son, E. J. (2007). Influence of public self-consciousness, body surveillance, and body shame on eating behaviors. The Korean Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy, 19, 735-750.
14 Timothy, J. B., & Stacy, L. (2003). The association of body mass index, perceived body mass index, and predictors of eating disorders among a sample of college students. American Journal of Health Education, 34, 337-342.   DOI   ScienceOn
15 Grossbard, J. R., Lee, C. M., Neighbors, C., & Larimer, M. E. (2009). Body image concerns and contingent self-esteem in male and female college students. Sex Roles, 60, 198-207.   DOI
16 Garner, D. M., Olmsted, M. P., Bohr, Y., & Garfinkel, P. E. (1982). The eating attitude test: Psychometric features and clinical correlates. Psychological Medicine, 12, 871-878.   DOI
17 Gim, W. S. (2007). Korean overall body esteem scale (KOBES): Development, validation, and gender differences. The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology, 12, 231-253.
18 Gim, W. S., & Kim, Y. J. (1997). The relationship between subjective well-being and social activity. The Korean Journal of Psychology: Social Issues, 3, 61-81.
19 Harrell, Z. A. T., & Jackson, B. (2008). Thinking fat and feeling blue: Eating behaviors, ruminative coping, and depressive symptoms in college women. Sex Roles, 58, 658-665.   DOI   ScienceOn
20 Hart, E. A., Leary, M. R., & Rejeski, W. J. (1989). The measurement of social physique anxiety. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 11, 94-194.
21 Hyun, M. H., You, J. M., & Lee, S. H. (2002). The effects of obesity, body image dissatisfaction, and binge eating on depression in middle school girls: Testing structural equation modeling. The Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 21, 565-580.
22 Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71-75.   DOI   ScienceOn
23 Chosunilbo. (2010, March 20). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from http://newsplus.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/03/20/2010032000120.html
24 Collins, F. E. (1988). Education for healthy body weight: Helping adolescents balance the cultural pressure for thinness. Journal of School Health, 58, 227-231.   DOI   ScienceOn
25 Crocker, J., & Wolfe, C. T. (2001). Contingencies of self-worth. Psychological Review, 108, 593-623.
26 Erol, A., Toprak, G., & Yazici, F. (2006). Psychological and physical correlates of disordered eating in male and female Turkish college students. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 60, 551-557.   DOI   ScienceOn
27 Choi, J. H., Ahn, D. H., Nam, J. H., Cho, Y. G., & Choi, B. Y. (1998). Reliability testing of eating attitude test for Korean adolescents. Korean Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 9, 91-97.
28 Atlantis, E., & Ball, K. (2008). Association between weight perception and psychological distress. International Journal of Obesity, 32, 715-721.   DOI
29 Cheon, S. H. (2007). A study on eating behavior, depression, anger, anger expression and BAS/BIS in adolescent women. Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 13, 310-319.   과학기술학회마을
30 Cho, M. J., & Kim, K. H. (1993). Diagnostic validity of the CESD (Korean version) in the assessment of DSM III-R major depression. Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, 32, 381-399.