Sociocultural correlates of eating pathology in college women from US and Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The buffering role of the hijab as a protective factor against eating pathology has been questioned in countries where wearing the hijab is compulsory, such as Iran; and, cross-cultural comparisons of body image in Iranian and Western women are sparse. Consequently, we examined sociocultural correlates of eating pathology in US and Iranian women.

Method

College women from the US (n = 709) and Iran (n = 331) completed the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and the Sociocultural Attitude Toward to Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4). Prior to examining main hypotheses, we evaluated whether the scales perform similarly (i.e., establish measurement invariance) by culture.

Results

The EDE-Q and SATAQ-4 were not invariant by culture i

SUBMITTER: Sahlan RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9554628 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature