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Changes in eating attitudes and behaviours in a sample of female university students studying health degrees: a 12-months follow-up study
Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol.3(Supplement 1), p.P9
Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Conference: Riding the Waves to Recovery, 2015 (Surfers Paradise, Australia, 21-Aug-2015–22-Aug-2015)
BioMed Central Ltd.
2015
Abstract
It remains unclear if studying a health-related degree alters an individual's eating attitudes and diet-related behaviours. This study explored changes in eating attitudes and behaviours in 36 female students (mean age 28.6 ±10.0 years) enrolled in health degrees (Nutrition and Dietetics, n=26; Occupational Therapy, n=10) over a year of their undergraduate studies. Participants were asked to complete several self-reported questionnaires, including the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R18), the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-8D) that assessed their demographic, anthropometric, dietary, body satisfaction and self-esteem related characteristics in September-October 2013 and again 12 months later. Results suggest a significant decrease in eating disorder risk and body dissatisfaction, with an increase in self-esteem. However, the participants' weight, cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and emotional eating remained stable. The associations between the explored characteristics will be presented on a group and individual level. Possible directions for future research in this population will be outlined.
Details
- Title
- Changes in eating attitudes and behaviours in a sample of female university students studying health degrees: a 12-months follow-up study
- 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.3(Supplement 1), p.P9
- Conference details
- Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Conference: Riding the Waves to Recovery, 2015 (Surfers Paradise, Australia, 21-Aug-2015–22-Aug-2015)
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1186/2050-2974-3-S1-P9
- ISSN
- 2050-2974
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015 Rocks et al. 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
- 99449127402621
- Output Type
- Conference poster
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