Model of weight bias internalization over body image, eating behavoir and photografic control
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https://doi.org/10.21803/penamer.19.39.920Keywords:
Weight bais, Body dissatisfaction, Eating disorders, AdolescentAbstract
i) introduction: It has been proved that weight bias internalization (WBI) enhances body image dissatisfaction (BID), risky eating behaviors (REB) and body image control in photographs (BICP); ii) objective: Test a model which directly predicts BID, and indirectly predicts REB and BICP through BID, using path analysis; iii) methodology: The sample included 187 Mexican adolescents, with an average age of 13.26 years old. Four scales validated in Spanish and for adolescents were used. Path analysis was used to test the structural model. This involved a single-group analysis and a multigroup analysis. Both analyses were performed using the asymptotically distribution-free least squares method; iv) results: The model had a good fit and was validated in the single-group sample. The multigroup analysis revealed that the model is suitable for both sexes, but it is not invariant. v) conclusions: The model in which WBI directly predicts BID; and indirectly REB and BICP through BID, is validated in a sample of Mexican adolescents, having greater predictive capacity in women.
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