Eating behaviour, body image, and self-esteem of adolescent girls in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Soo, Kah Leng, Mohd Shariff, Zalilah, Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir, Abu Samah, Bahaman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14180/1/Eating%20behaviour%2C%20body%20image%2C%20and%20self-esteem%20of%20adolescent%20girls%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14180/; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2466/pms.106.3.833-844
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This cross-sectional study was undertaken with 489 secondary school girls, ages 15–17 years, to examine disordered eating behaviours of adolescent girls in Malaysia and to estimate associations with body weight, body-size discrepancy, and self-esteem. Dietary restraint, binge eating, body image, and...