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Cultural Influence of Eating Disorders: A Study of College Students in China

Ji, Kai
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1219175777

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2008, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Sociology (Arts and Sciences).
The issue of eating disorders has long been under-studied in mainland China, particularly among college students. This study examines eating disorder symptoms in a sample of Chinese students at Nanjing University in attempt to explore contributing factors and some social implications that may carry with these factors. In this study, I tested the relationship between the eating disorders and five explanatory variables – social value, self-control, self-consciousness, mass media, and family members. The test results indicate two important findings: (1) there is a weak correlation between eating disorders and mass media, family members, self-perception of illness and socio-economic status, and these variables however are conventionally believed to be the significant predictors of eating disorders; (2) the variable of self-control, which is considered an insignificant factor in most studies, turns out to be the most significant predictor of eating disorders. The findings also imply that there are different perceptions of eating disorders in Chinese society, and these perceptions have obviously affected the behavior of college student population in China.
Jieli Li, PhD (Committee Chair)
Robert Shelly (Committee Member)
Christine Mattley (Committee Member)
73 p.
Sociology
eating disorder; China; College students

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  • Ji, K. (2008). Cultural Influence of Eating Disorders: A Study of College Students in China [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1219175777

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ji, Kai. Cultural Influence of Eating Disorders: A Study of College Students in China. 2008. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1219175777.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ji, Kai. "Cultural Influence of Eating Disorders: A Study of College Students in China." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1219175777

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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