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Title

  • Main Title Examining an eating disorder model with African American women.

Creator

  • Author: Wood, Nikel Ayanna Rogers
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Petrie, Trent A.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Hayslip, Bert
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: McConnell, Judith A.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2008-12
  • Digitized: 2009-08-26

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: In the current study, I examined the general sociocultural model of eating disorders that suggests that sociocultural pressures leads to internalization, which in turn leads to body dissatisfaction and ultimately disordered eating. Because I am testing this model with a sample of African American women, I also am including acculturation as a variable of interest. Specifically, I hypothesized that (a) the experience of more societal pressure to be thin will be related to greater internalization, (b) higher levels of acculturation will be related to greater internalization, (c) internalization of the thin ideal will be directly and positively related to body image concern, and (d) body image concern will be associated with higher levels of disordered eating. It was determined that there is a direct, negative relationship between Level of Identification with Culture of Origin and Internalization. Perceived Pressure was directly and positively related to both Internalization and Body Image Concerns. Body Concerns and Internalization were both directly and positively related to Disordered Eating. These findings suggest that although many of the same constructs related to disordered eating in other ethnic groups are also related to disordered eating among African American women, the relationships between the factors differs across racial/ethnic groups. This information can help clinicians and researchers to better treat and understand the nature of disordered eating behavior and correlates among African American women.

Subject

  • Keyword: structural equation modeling
  • Keyword: Eating disorder
  • Keyword: African American women
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Eating disorders in women.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: African American women -- Psychology.

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: Wood, Nikel Ayanna Rogers
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 437344975
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc9720

Degree

  • Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy
  • Degree Level: Doctoral
  • Degree Discipline: Counseling Psychology
  • Academic Department: Department of Psychology
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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