A Gunewardene1, G F Huon, R Zheng. 1. School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to establish whether an index of exposure to westernization would predict dieting behavior over and above the predictors of body mass index (BMI) and social influences. The study also sought to compare dieting behaviors among adolescents from three different cultural backgrounds. METHOD: A total of 100 females from Beijing, China, 60 females of Chinese heritage living in Sydney, Australia, and 100 female Australians of no Chinese background were assessed. The exposure to westernization index incorporated the country of birth, the predominant language spoken at home, the country of birth of one's parents, and the country of residence. RESULTS: Exposure to westernization was found to be a significant predictor of dieting status. The westernization index remained an important predictor when BMI and social influences to diet were taken into account. Interestingly, the Chinese Australian girls dieted the least, although the Chinese girls living in China perceived more influence from their peers to diet, despite their lower BMI. CONCLUSION: The exposure to westernization index provides a useful assessment of important influences on dieting in adolescent females. Copyright 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to establish whether an index of exposure to westernization would predict dieting behavior over and above the predictors of body mass index (BMI) and social influences. The study also sought to compare dieting behaviors among adolescents from three different cultural backgrounds. METHOD: A total of 100 females from Beijing, China, 60 females of Chinese heritage living in Sydney, Australia, and 100 female Australians of no Chinese background were assessed. The exposure to westernization index incorporated the country of birth, the predominant language spoken at home, the country of birth of one's parents, and the country of residence. RESULTS: Exposure to westernization was found to be a significant predictor of dieting status. The westernization index remained an important predictor when BMI and social influences to diet were taken into account. Interestingly, the Chinese Australian girls dieted the least, although the Chinese girls living in China perceived more influence from their peers to diet, despite their lower BMI. CONCLUSION: The exposure to westernization index provides a useful assessment of important influences on dieting in adolescent females. Copyright 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Authors: Marta Kowal; Piotr Sorokowski; Agnieszka Sorokowska; Małgorzata Dobrowolska; Katarzyna Pisanski; Anna Oleszkiewicz; Toivo Aavik; Grace Akello; Charlotte Alm; Naumana Amjad; Afifa Anjum; Kelly Asao; Chiemezie S Atama; Derya Atamtürk Duyar; Richard Ayebare; Mons Bendixen; Aicha Bensafia; Boris Bizumic; Mahmoud Boussena; David M Buss; Marina Butovskaya; Seda Can; Katarzyna Cantarero; Antonin Carrier; Hakan Cetinkaya; Daniel Conroy-Beam; Marco A C Varella; Rosa M Cueto; Marcin Czub; Daria Dronova; Seda Dural; Izzet Duyar; Berna Ertugrul; Agustín Espinosa; Ignacio Estevan; Carla S Esteves; Tomasz Frackowiak; Jorge Contreras-Graduño; Farida Guemaz; Ivana Hromatko; Chin-Ming Hui; Iskra Herak; Jas L Jaafar; Feng Jiang; Konstantinos Kafetsios; Tina Kavcic; Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair; Nicolas Kervyn; Nils C Köbis; András Láng; Georgina R Lennard; Ernesto León; Torun Lindholm; Giulia Lopez; Mohammad Madallh Alhabahba; Alvaro Mailhos; Zoi Manesi; Rocío Martínez; Sarah L McKerchar; Norbert Meskó; Girishwar Misra; Hoang Moc Lan; Conal Monaghan; Emanuel C Mora; Alba Moya Garófano; Bojan Musil; Jean C Natividade; George Nizharadze; Elisabeth Oberzaucher; Mohd S Omar Fauzee; Ike E Onyishi; Baris Özener; Ariela F Pagani; Vilmante Pakalniskiene; Miriam Parise; Farid Pazhoohi; Mariia Perun; Annette Pisanski; Nejc Plohl; Camelia Popa; Pavol Prokop; Muhammad Rizwan; Mario Sainz; Svjetlana Salkičević; Ruta Sargautyte; Susanne Schmehl; Oksana Senyk; Rizwana Shaikh; Shivantika Sharad; Franco Simonetti; Meri Tadinac; Truong Thi Khanh Ha; Trinh Thi Linh; Karina Ugalde González; Nguyen Van Luot; Christin-Melanie Vauclair; Luis D Vega; Gyesook Yoo; Stanislava Yordanova Stoyanova; Zainab F Zadeh; Maja Zupančič Journal: Front Psychol Date: 2020-04-30