Risk of developing an eating disorder across culture, gender and personality traits
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- Title
- Risk of developing an eating disorder across culture, gender and personality traits
- Creator
- Susan Dabdoub
- Supervisor
- Amy Harrison.
- Date
- 2016
- Abstract
- Research on the risk factors of eating disorders has found that culture, gender and personality are significant predictors of an eating disorder diagnosis, or abnormal behaviour eating habits. The literature however is mixed, as to what cultures, and personality traits are more at risk compared to others. Though these factors have been studied individually, no current study has looked at all culture, gender and personality together. The aim of this study is to investigate if culture - as measured by ethnicity and acculturation - gender and personality traits - as measured by the Five Factor Model and Gray's biopsychological theory of personality - individually and combined are able to predict eating disorder diagnosis. 99 participants completed a survey. Participants were divided into two groups; control, no eating disorder diagnosis and ED group, those diagnosed with an eating disorder. A non-experimental cross-sectional method that uses between subject design, comprised of three scales in order to assess personality (Neo-FFI & BIS/BAS Scale) and eating disorder diagnosis (EDDS DSM-5 Version) was adopted. Results indicated that acculturation and gender where not significant predictors of eating disorder diagnosis. Individually, ethnicity, high Neuroticism and BIS scores as well as low Agreeableness scores were able to significantly predict eating disorder diagnosis. When combing significant predictors ethnicity was no longer seen as a significant predictor of eating disorder diagnosis. The results from this study not only furthers research into risk factors for developing an eating disorder but may be used to create more effective intervention programs that correctly targets those individuals at risk for developing an eating disorder.
- Subject
- Psychology
- Extent
- 85 pages : illustrations
- Format
- Publisher
- Regent's University London
- degree
- MSc Psychology
- Language
- English
- Date Issued
- 2016
- Type
- Thesis & Dissertation
- Rights Holder
- Regent's University London & Susan Dabdoub
- Item sets
- Theses or Dissertation