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Low Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction as a Significant Risk Factor for Eating Disorders among Adolescents

Background: Eating disorders are a problem that is becoming more and more common among younger and younger age groups. Many studies examine the risk factors for EDs, however, the treatment of these diseases is very complicated and requires dietary, psychological and medical intervention. Methods: 23...

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Autores principales: Pelc, Agnieszka, Winiarska, Monika, Polak-Szczybyło, Ewelina, Godula, Justyna, Stępień, Agnieszka Ewa
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10096620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37049444
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15071603
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author Pelc, Agnieszka
Winiarska, Monika
Polak-Szczybyło, Ewelina
Godula, Justyna
Stępień, Agnieszka Ewa
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description Background: Eating disorders are a problem that is becoming more and more common among younger and younger age groups. Many studies examine the risk factors for EDs, however, the treatment of these diseases is very complicated and requires dietary, psychological and medical intervention. Methods: 233 primary and secondary school students aged 12 to 19 were surveyed using the EAT-26 (Eating Attitudes Test-26) questionnaire, the self-esteem Scale SES and the Cantril scale for life satisfaction. Results: Women, when compared to men, showed lower self-esteem, satisfaction with their appearance, body weight and their lives and at the same time a higher risk of eating disorders in all three areas. Low life satisfaction is often correlated with weight loss greater than 10 kg. Low self-esteem correlated positively with significant weight loss (>10 kg) and more frequent uncontrollable binge eating and exercising (more than 60 min a day) to influence appearance. People with low self-esteem were more likely to be treated for EDs. Subjects dissatisfied with their lives binged, feeling that they could not stop. Conclusion: The younger the person, the more likely they are to develop eating disorders. This is closely correlated with low self-esteem and negative life satisfaction. Men were more likely to be satisfied with their weight, appearance, and life, and were less likely to show ED symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-100966202023-04-13 Low Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction as a Significant Risk Factor for Eating Disorders among Adolescents Pelc, Agnieszka Winiarska, Monika Polak-Szczybyło, Ewelina Godula, Justyna Stępień, Agnieszka Ewa Nutrients Article Background: Eating disorders are a problem that is becoming more and more common among younger and younger age groups. Many studies examine the risk factors for EDs, however, the treatment of these diseases is very complicated and requires dietary, psychological and medical intervention. Methods: 233 primary and secondary school students aged 12 to 19 were surveyed using the EAT-26 (Eating Attitudes Test-26) questionnaire, the self-esteem Scale SES and the Cantril scale for life satisfaction. Results: Women, when compared to men, showed lower self-esteem, satisfaction with their appearance, body weight and their lives and at the same time a higher risk of eating disorders in all three areas. Low life satisfaction is often correlated with weight loss greater than 10 kg. Low self-esteem correlated positively with significant weight loss (>10 kg) and more frequent uncontrollable binge eating and exercising (more than 60 min a day) to influence appearance. People with low self-esteem were more likely to be treated for EDs. Subjects dissatisfied with their lives binged, feeling that they could not stop. Conclusion: The younger the person, the more likely they are to develop eating disorders. This is closely correlated with low self-esteem and negative life satisfaction. Men were more likely to be satisfied with their weight, appearance, and life, and were less likely to show ED symptoms. MDPI 2023-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10096620/ /pubmed/37049444 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15071603 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10096620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37049444
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15071603
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