Abstract
Eating attitudes and behaviours in a sample of female university students: does studying nutrition and dietetics make a difference?
Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol.2(Supplement 1), p.P12
Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Conference: Driven Bodies Driven Brains, 2014 (Fremantle, Australia, 22-Aug-2014–23-Aug-2014)
2014
Abstract
Eating attitudes and behaviours of female students enrolled in the discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics (ND) in Australia has not been previously explored. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine these characteristics in undergraduate ND students in comparison to a group of female students enrolled in Occupational Therapy (OT). A cross-sectional data was initiated in August- October 2013 as part of longitudinal research investigating dietary and exercise behaviours and practices, plus body composition of this cohort. Previously validated questionnaires, including the Eating Attitudes Test, the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self- Esteem Scale, and the Body Shape Questionnaire were administered to students to assess eating behaviours, selfesteem and body dissatisfaction respectively. Overall, 119 females students (75 ND and 44 OT) participated in this part of the study. Preliminary results suggest no significant differences in eating behaviours, self-esteem and body dissatisfaction between student populations. However, almost two thirds of the participants have indicated mild to marked concern with body shape despite the mean reported Body Mass Index of 23.1kg/m2. The associations between eating attitudes and demographic, physiological and psychological characteristics of this sample will be presented. Implications for future studies in this population will be discussed.
Details
- Title
- Eating attitudes and behaviours in a sample of female university students: does studying nutrition and dietetics make a difference?
- Authors
- Tetyana Rocks (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringFiona Pelly (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringLisa Martin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringGary J Slater (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol.2(Supplement 1), p.P12
- Conference details
- Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Conference: Driven Bodies Driven Brains, 2014 (Fremantle, Australia, 22-Aug-2014–23-Aug-2014)
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.1186/2050-2974-2-S1-P12
- ISSN
- 2050-2974
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 Rocks et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99447781902621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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