Title of article :
Psychological distress as a mediator in the relationships between biopsychosocial factors and disordered eating among Malaysian university students
Author/Authors :
Wan Ying Gan، نويسنده , , Mohd Taib Mohd Nasir، نويسنده , , Mohd Shariff Zalilah، نويسنده , , Abu Saad Hazizi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages :
9
From page :
679
To page :
687
Abstract :
The mechanism linking biopsychosocial factors to disordered eating among university students is not well understood especially among Malaysians. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of psychological distress in the relationships between biopsychosocial factors and disordered eating among Malaysian university students. A self-administered questionnaire measured self-esteem, body image, social pressures to be thin, weight-related teasing, psychological distress, and disordered eating in 584 university students (59.4% females and 40.6% males). Body weight and height were measured. Structural equation modeling analysis revealed that the partial mediation model provided good fit to the data. Specifically, the relationships between self-esteem and weight-related teasing with disordered eating were mediated by psychological distress. In contrast, only direct relationships between body weight status, body image, and social pressures to be thin with disordered eating were found and were not mediated by psychological distress. Furthermore, multigroup analyses indicated that the model was equivalent for both genders but not for ethnic groups. There was a negative relationship between body weight status and psychological distress for Chinese students, whereas this was not the case among Malay students. Intervention and prevention programs on psychological distress may be beneficial in reducing disordered eating among Malaysian university students.
Keywords :
Disordered eating , Psychological distress , Biopsychosocial factors , Mediator , structural equation modeling , University students
Journal title :
Appetite
Serial Year :
2012
Journal title :
Appetite
Record number :
956884
Link To Document :
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