The associations of sociocultural attitudes towards appearance with body dissatisfaction and eating behaviors in Hong Kong adolescents

• Main Authors: Lai, Ching-Man, Mak, Kwok-Kei, Pang, Joyce S., Fong, Shirley S. M., Ho, Roger C. M., Guldan, Georgia S.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Behaviorism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99726; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17642
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Objectives Western culture has great influences on body dissatisfaction and related eating behaviors in adolescents. This study aimed to assess the sociocultural influences on eating attitudes and motivations among Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. Methods In 2007, 909 adolescents (mean age = 14.7...