Body image dissatisfaction and eating symptoms in

Authors: A Weisz Cobelo C de Chermont Prochnik Estima E Yoshio Nakano M Aparecida Conti T Athanássios Cordás

Publish Date: 2013/07/31

Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: e219-e225

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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to assess body dissatisfaction and eating symptoms in mothers of eating disorder ED female patients and to compare results with those of a control group The case group consisted of 35 mothers of female adolescents aged between 10 and 17 yrs diagnosed with ED who attended the Interdisciplinary Project for Care Teaching and Research on Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence PROTAD at Clínicas Hospital Institute of Psychiatry of the Universidade de São Paulo Medical School Demographic and socioeconomic data were collected Eating symptoms were assessed using the Eating Attitudes Test EAT26 and body image was assessed by the Body Image Questionnaire BSQ and Stunkard Figure Rating Scale FRS The case group was compared to a control group consisting of 35 mothers of female adolescents between 10 and 17 years who attended a private school in the city of São Paulo southeastern Brazil With regard to EAT BSQ and FRS scores we found no statistically significant differences between the two groups However we found a positive correlation between BMI and BSQ scores in the control group but not in the case group and a positive correlation between EAT and FRS scores in the case group but not in the control group It appears to be advantageous to assess body image by combining more than one scale to evaluate additional components of the construct

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