Direct and indirect effects of sociocultural influences on disordered eating among Malaysian male and female university students. A mediation analysis of psychological distress

Appetite

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 778-783

  Gan, Wan Ying ^a   Mohd Nasir, Mohd Taib ^a   Zalilah, Mohd Shariff ^a   Hazizi, Abu Saad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Direct and indirect effects; Disordered eating; Pressure to be thin; Psychological distress; Structural equation model; Weight related teasing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953724062     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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