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Investigating Vulnerability for Developing Eating Disorders in a Multi-confessional Population
Rita Doumit1, Georges Khazen2, Ioanna Katsounari3
1Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University, P.O. Box 36, Byblos, Lebanon. rita.doumit@lau.edu.lb.
Abstract:
The present study aimed to examine the vulnerability to eating disorders (ED) among 949 Lebanese female young adults as well as its association with stress, anxiety, depression, body image dissatisfaction (BID), dysfunctional eating, body mass index, religious affiliation (Christian, Muslim, Druze or Other), religiosity and activity level. Results showed that anxiety had the greatest effect on increasing the predisposition to ED, followed by stress level, BID, depression and restrained eating. Affiliating as Christian was found to significantly decrease the vulnerability to developing an ED. Furthermore, the interaction of anxiety with intrinsic religiosity was found to have a protective role on reducing ED. The current study emphasized a buffering role of intrinsic religiosity against anxiety and ED vulnerability.
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