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Peer reviewedStephens, Nicole M.; Schumaker, John F.; Sibiya, Thokozile E. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1999
Examines the eating behaviors of 192 Australian and 129 Swaziland university students using the Eating Attitudes Test. Reports no significant differences between the Australian and Swazi samples in terms of eating disorder symptoms, but indicates that more Australians saw themselves as overweight and were on a weight loss diet. (CMK)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Dietetics
Peer reviewedSjostedt, John P.; Schumaker, John F.; Nathawat, S. S. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1998
Investigates the influx of western-style eating disorders into India, Asia, and the southern Pacific region. Predicted Australian students would have more eating disorder symptoms, but instead, the Indian students showed more symptoms. Concludes substantial evidence of western-style eating disorders appear in the privileged socioeconomic class of…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
