The Relationship between Eating Disorder and Self-esteem in Female College Students.
- Author:
Kyung Hye LEE
1
;
Sook Kyung KIM
;
Ki Jeong CHUN
;
Sook Hee HAN
Author Information
1. College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Woman;
Eating disorder;
Self-esteem
- MeSH:
Feeding and Eating Disorders*;
Eating*;
Female*;
Humans;
Nursing;
Overweight;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Self Concept
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2003;9(4):390-399
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between eating disorders, and self esteem in female college students. METHOD: The survey was carried out on convenience sample of 388 college female students. The questionnaire consisted of each scale for eating disorder, self-esteem. The data was analyzed by the SPSS/PC using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, and Spearman correlation coefficient. RESULT: More than 43% of the subjects perceived their weight as overweight, while 1.5% of the women were obese as defined by BMI. About 57.4% of subjects were not satisfied with their body shape. Frequency of eating disorder was 5.93%. The score of eating disorder was high when the subjects had negative perception and low satisfaction with their body shape. The high scores of self-esteem were shown among the group who had high satisfaction on body shape. There was negative correlation between eating disorder and self-esteem(r=-.194, p=.000). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the nursing intervention was necessary for female college students to recognize healthier eating habits and increased their self-esteem.
