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The Relationship of Societal Pressures and Disordered Eating Among Lebanese Women

Hage, Rita
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0895-6045
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1588508085247119

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2021, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch New England: Clinical Psychology.
Messages that women receive from the media, family, and peers are often intended to promote the female thin ideal, and these messages may contribute to the development of eating disorders. In Lebanese society, unrealistic standards for thinness are a central component of how Lebanese society defines glamour. The following paper examined the relationship of societal pressures on Lebanese women to meet these beauty expectations and how those pressures are related to disordered eating. Ninety Lebanese women between the ages of 18 and 39 responded to two questionnaires: (a) the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26) and (b) the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-4). A correlation analysis indicated that there was a positive relationship between problematic eating and exposure to social pressures of thin ideals and beauty conveyed by family, peers, and media. Given the limited research examining eating disorders in Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East, the results of this study can be useful to help facilitate awareness of social pressure and advocate for necessary treatment facilities and programs for women in Lebanon.
Kathi Borden, PhD (Committee Chair)
Gina Pasquale, PsyD (Committee Member)
Katherine Russell, PsyD (Committee Member)
51 p.
Clinical Psychology
disordered eating; societal pressure; Lebanon; women; thinness; peer; media

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  • Hage, R. (2021). The Relationship of Societal Pressures and Disordered Eating Among Lebanese Women [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1588508085247119

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hage, Rita. The Relationship of Societal Pressures and Disordered Eating Among Lebanese Women . 2021. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1588508085247119.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hage, Rita. "The Relationship of Societal Pressures and Disordered Eating Among Lebanese Women ." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1588508085247119

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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