| مجال التميز | تميز دراسي وبحثي |
البحوث المنشورة |
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| البحث (1): | |
| عنوان البحث: | The impact of ongoing westernization on eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction in a sample of undergraduate Saudi women |
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| تاريخ النشر: | 04/10/2020 |
| موجز عن البحث: |
Purpose: This study addressed the prevalence of eating disorders and levels of eating pathology, body image, and psychological comorbidities in undergraduate women in Saudi Arabia. It examined the role of the current internalization of western culture that is under way in that country, focusing on political and economic issues rather than on issues such as media exposure per se. Method: Participants were 503 Saudi female university students (mean age = 19.78 years). Each completed a diagnostic measure of eating disorders and measures of disordered eating attitudes and behaviours, body image, depression, social anxiety, and self-esteem. They also completed a measure of the internalization of western culture, specific to current political and cultural developments in Saudi Arabia. Results: Eating disorder prevalence and pathology rates among undergraduates females were comparable to western levels, though the pattern was more one of bulimic than anorexic pathology. Internalization of western values was associated with eating pathology, body image, and psychological comorbidities. Conclusion: Eating disorders are not an exclusively western issue, as the levels in Saudi undergraduate women are similar to those in western cultures (though they tend more towards bulimic than anorexic presentations). Internalization of western values appears to be key to this pattern. |
المؤتمرات العلمية |
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| المؤتمر (1): | |
| عنوان المؤتمر: | 2020 International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED 2020 ANZAED & AED) |
| تاريخ الإنعقاد: | 01/08/2020 |
| مكان الإنعقاد: | Sydney, Australia |
| طبيعة المشاركة: | Poster Presentation |
| عنوان المشاركة: | Eating Pathology and Westernization in non-western countries: The example of Saudi Arabia |
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Objective: This study addressed the prevalence of eating disorders and levels of eating pathology, body image and psychological comorbidities in undergraduate women in Saudi Arabia, and whether internalization of Western culture has a role and in what way. Westernization’s political and economic issues in the lives of women are looked at rather than common studied issues such as media exposure per se. Method: Participants were 503 Saudi female university students (mean age = 19.78 years). Each completed a diagnostic measure of eating disorders and measures of disordered eating attitudes and behaviours, body image, depression, social anxiety and self-esteem. They also completed a measure of the internalization of Western culture, specific to current political and cultural developments in Saudi Arabia. Results: Eating disorder prevalence and pathology rates among undergraduate females were comparable to western levels, though the pattern was more one of bulimic than anorexic pathology. Internalization of western values was associated with eating pathology, body image and psychological comorbidities. Depression and social anxiety are partially mediating the impact of internalization of western values. |
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| المؤتمر (2): | |
| عنوان المؤتمر: | 4th International Women’s Mental Health Conference |
| تاريخ الإنعقاد: | 13/02/2020 |
| مكان الإنعقاد: | Al Khobar, KSA |
| طبيعة المشاركة: | Poster Presentation |
| عنوان المشاركة: | Eating Pathology and Westernization in non-western countries: The example of Saudi Arabia |
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Background: Eating pathology and body image dissatisfaction is a problem in the rise among young women in the word. Most of published literature comes from western cultures and cannot be assumed to apply to other cultural and ethnic groups. It should not be assumed that this problem does not exist in non-western cultures. Aims: This study addresses prevalence of eating disorders, dimensions of eating pathology, body image and psychological comorbidities in young women in Saudi Arabia, and whether or not internalization of western culture has a role and in what way. Method: 504 Saudi female university students were recruited, mean age was 19.78 years (SD= 2.05, range =18-49), each completed a diagnostic eating disorders measure, measures of disordered eating attitudes and behaviours, body image, depression, social anxiety, self-esteem and internalization of western culture. Results: Eating pathology rates are comparable to western rates. The pattern lean towards bulimic rather than anorexic with higher depression levels, self-esteem is not a part of it. Internalization of western values has an impact that is partially mediated by depression and social anxiety. Conclusion: Eating disorders is not a western issue. The pattern in Saudi women is similar to the west. As this is the first study of prevalence and pathology levels in women in Saudi Arabia that looks at sociocultural effect, evidence suggests further research about other populations. Eating disorders assessment, formulation and treatment is ought to be considered in practice. |
