The Role of Anxiety on Social Appearance, Body Mass, and Stress of Gender Role in the Behaviors of Teenage Girls

yousefi moridani, Matin (2019) The Role of Anxiety on Social Appearance, Body Mass, and Stress of Gender Role in the Behaviors of Teenage Girls. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

Research Aim:Eating disorders are common psychiatric disorders that cause many problems in physical and mental health, and also the functioning of individuals. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the role of social appearance, body mass and gender role stress in eating behaviors in adolescent girls. Research method:The research design is descriptive correlational. All female high school students in Rasht in the academic year of 1998-97 formed the statistical population of this study. A sample of 264 people was selected by random cluster sampling from this community and formed the sample of this study. To collect information, the social appearance anxiety questionnaire (SAAS) (Hart, Flora et al., 2008), female gender role stress (Gilspy and Isler, 1992) and eating disorder (EAT-26) (Garner and Garfinkel, 1982) used. To determine body mass index, the height of the person was measured by meter and individual weights by digital scale. According to the BMI, the weight distribution in kilograms was measured on the square of the height in meters. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation tests, multiple regression analysis. Findings: The results showed that social appearance anxiety with total score of eating disorder and all its components had a positive and significant relationship. Body mass index has a positive and significant relationship with the dietary habit component, but there is no significant relationship with the components of oral and oral control and the total score of eating disorder. Also, female gender role stress with any of the components of eating disorder as well as the overall score of eating disorder is not significant. Regression analysis showed that 16% of total food consumption variance, 11% of total variance, 6% of total variance of oral control and 11% of total variance of total eating disorder are explained by social appearance anxiety, body mass and gender role stress. Conclusion:These results indicate that social anxiety and body mass index can be an important factor in predicting eating disorder in girls.

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