The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women

Eating disorders (EDs) have been documented with one of the highest mortality rates. To date, existing research conducted on eating disorders has been primarily focused on White, Caucasian women, limiting its findings and implications to specific populations. Considering how culture is an unavoidabl...

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Main Authors: Pek, Cheryl Xin Yi, Lee, Xin Ping
Other Authors: Xu Hong
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1656982023-04-16T15:31:39Z The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women Pek, Cheryl Xin Yi Lee, Xin Ping Xu Hong School of Social Sciences XUHONG@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Psychology Eating disorders (EDs) have been documented with one of the highest mortality rates. To date, existing research conducted on eating disorders has been primarily focused on White, Caucasian women, limiting its findings and implications to specific populations. Considering how culture is an unavoidable aspect of how one is socialised, assessing how cultural-specific risk factors may contribute to the development and presentation of EDs would help to inform future interventions to include cultural considerations and sensitivity. With the increasing prevalence and differing symptomology of EDs in Asian women, this review delves into how Asian culture contributes to relevant risk factors in EDs and its related sub-types. With the employment of 37 studies, three main factors were reviewed. First, Asian perceptions and globalisation towards food culture in Asian communities both further informs how cultural changes over time impact Asian women and their eating behaviours. Secondly, family dynamics were noted to be different between Asian and Caucasian families, where maternal influences and familial competition were important risk factors for ED development, in particular towards Bulimia Nervosa (BN). Lastly, social media content, while having previous studies to have shown to promote ED-related behaviours, also possess cultural differences that only Asian communities may be exposed to. In sum, the review emphasises the importance of engaging in multi-pronged approaches when targeting EDs. Future studies may need to further expand the scope of ED studies towards South Asian communities and investigate how these three factors may be interactive in various ED subtypes. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology 2023-04-10T04:26:33Z 2023-04-10T04:26:33Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Pek, C. X. Y. & Lee, X. P. (2023). The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165698 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165698 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Pek, Cheryl Xin Yi
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The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women
description Eating disorders (EDs) have been documented with one of the highest mortality rates. To date, existing research conducted on eating disorders has been primarily focused on White, Caucasian women, limiting its findings and implications to specific populations. Considering how culture is an unavoidable aspect of how one is socialised, assessing how cultural-specific risk factors may contribute to the development and presentation of EDs would help to inform future interventions to include cultural considerations and sensitivity. With the increasing prevalence and differing symptomology of EDs in Asian women, this review delves into how Asian culture contributes to relevant risk factors in EDs and its related sub-types. With the employment of 37 studies, three main factors were reviewed. First, Asian perceptions and globalisation towards food culture in Asian communities both further informs how cultural changes over time impact Asian women and their eating behaviours. Secondly, family dynamics were noted to be different between Asian and Caucasian families, where maternal influences and familial competition were important risk factors for ED development, in particular towards Bulimia Nervosa (BN). Lastly, social media content, while having previous studies to have shown to promote ED-related behaviours, also possess cultural differences that only Asian communities may be exposed to. In sum, the review emphasises the importance of engaging in multi-pronged approaches when targeting EDs. Future studies may need to further expand the scope of ED studies towards South Asian communities and investigate how these three factors may be interactive in various ED subtypes.
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title The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women
title_short The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women
title_full The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women
title_fullStr The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women
title_full_unstemmed The role of Asian culture in the development of eating disorders in Asian women
title_sort role of asian culture in the development of eating disorders in asian women
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url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165698
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