Sexism and Eating Disorders: Gender differences, changes with age, and relations between both constructs

• Autores: Maite Garaigordobil Landazabal, Carmen Maganto Mateo
• Localización: Revista de psicopatología y psicología clínica, ISSN 1136-5420, Vol. 18, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 183-192
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5944/rppc.vol.18.num.3.2013.12919
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Sexismo y trastornos de la conducta alimentaria: Diferencias de género, cambios con la edad y relaciones entre ambos constructos
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  • español

    La preocupación por la prevalencia del sexismo y los trastornos de conducta alimentaria (TCA) subyace a este estudio que tuvo dos objetivos: 1) Analizar diferencias de género y cambios con la edad en sexismo y TCA (OD-obsesión por la delgadez, BN-bulimia, IC-insatisfacción corporal); y 2) Explorar las relaciones entre sexismo y TCA. La muestra consistió en 941 estudiantes de 14-25 años. Se aplicó el Inventario de Sexismo Ambivalente (Glick y Fiske, 1996), y el Inventario de Trastornos de la Conducta Alimentaria (Garner, 1990). Los resultados confirmaron que los hombres mostraban puntuaciones superiores en sexismo y las mujeres en TCA. El sexismo disminuyó con la edad. La BN aumentó con la edad, la OD y la IC no variaron, mientras que algunos rasgos (perfeccionismo, miedo a la madurez, impulsividad, inseguridad social) disminuyeron con la edad. Se hallaron correlaciones positivas entre sexismo y OD, miedo a la madurez, ascetismo e impulsividad.

  • English

    Concern about the prevalence of sexism and eating disorders (EDs) underlies this study, which had two goals: 1) To analyze gender differences and changes with age in sexism and in eating disorders (EDs) (DT-drive for thinness, BN-bulimia, BD-body dissatisfaction); and 2) to explore the relations between sexism and EDs. The sample comprised 941 students from 14 to 25 years old. The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (Glick & Fiske, 1996) and the Eating Disorders Inventory (Garner, 1990) were applied. The results confirm that males score significantly higher in sexism. Females score significantly higher in DT, BN, BD. Sexism decreased with age. BN increased with age, DT and BD did not vary, whereas some psychological traits (perfectionism, maturity fears, impulsivity, and social insecurity) decreased with age. Positive correlations between sexism and DT, fear of maturity, asceticism, and impulsivity were found.

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