NDLI: Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Unhealthy Body Change in Women

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Mussap, Alexander J.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	The role of waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in unhealthy body change was examined in a sample of 143 women university students. They completed the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q), reported their level of concern with weight and with WHR, and used unmarked measuring tapes to record their subjective (self-perceived), ideal, and objective (measured) waist and hip circumference. Although body shape was reported as important, and concern with WHR correlated significantly with symptoms of disordered eating, the relationships involving WHR were not independent of those involving body weight. Thus, there appears to be little behavioural and/or clinical significance in the aesthetic evaluations made by women of their WHR. Reasons for this are considered in light of evidence that women regard WHR as more difficult to control and less amenable to change than their overall body weight.
Starting Page	33
Ending Page	43
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03600025
Journal	Sex Roles
Volume Number	56
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15732762
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Publisher Date	2007-01-10
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Women Body image Waist-to-hip ratio Unhealthy body change Disordered eating Anthropology Sociology Interdisciplinary Studies Sexual Behavior Personality & Social Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Gender Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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