ArticleJournal of religion and health2009
Eating attitudes and dieting behavior among religious subgroups of Israeli-Arab adolescent females.
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- The Impact of Recent Collective Trauma in Israel on Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating: An Overview and Clinical Perspective.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Role of Religion and Religiosity in Health-Promoting Care for the Body During the Lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt, Poland and Romania.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Correlates of eating disorder pathology in Saudi Arabia: BMI and body dissatisfaction.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Prevalence of High-Risk Disordered Eating Amongst Adolescents and Young Adults in the Middle East: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Eating disorder examination questionnaire (EDE-Q): validity and norms for Saudi nationals.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Differences in the Factor Structure of the Eating Attitude Test-26 (EAT-26) in Different Cultures in Israel: Jews, Muslims, and Christians.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Eating disorders in the Arab world: a literature review.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Review
- Investigating Vulnerability for Developing Eating Disorders in a Multi-confessional Population.Community mental health journal · 2017Article
- Body image drawings dissociate ethnic differences and anorexia in adolescent girls.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2017Article
- Risk and protective factors for disturbed eating: a 7-year longitudinal study of eating attitudes and psychological factors in adolescent girls and their parents.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2010Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of the study was to compare the eating attitudes and behaviors, including weight concerns and dieting behavior, among three religious subgroups (Moslems, Druze, and Christians) and three age subgroups (12-13, 14-15, and 16-18 years old) of Israeli-Arab adolescent females.
methodsThe sample consisted of 1141 Israeli-Arab adolescent females, including 926 (81.2%) Moslem, 128 (11.2%) Christian, and 87 (7.6%) Druze schoolgirls in the seventh to twelfth grades. Participants were assessed using the EAT-26 questionnaire.
resultsThe results showed that 75% of the students had a negative EAT-26 score (>20) and that 25% of the students had a positive EAT-26 score (<20). No significant differences were found in total scores, subscale scores, or scores above 20 between the age subgroups or the religious subgroups. The results demonstrated a high prevalence of disturbed eating attitudes and behaviors among Israeli-Arab adolescent schoolgirls. DISCUSSION: Higher prevalence of disturbed eating attitudes found among Israeli-Arab schoolgirls as compared to their Jewish counterparts. Although our sample is a communal based, there still remains an open question as to why the desired "slenderness culture" evident in the results is not reflected in the number of ED clinic referrals, among clinical population. These discrepancies were discussed in light of ethnicity-specific factors that may influence the perceived severity of eating disorders and the receptiveness of primary practitioners to address them.
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