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SM Journal of Food and Nutritional Disorders

Perceptions and Attitudes towards Eating Behaviors and Body Image among Adolescent Females

[ ISSN : 2573-3664 ]

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Received: 05-Dec-2016

Accepted: 10-Jan-2017

Published: 18-Jan-2017

Research Article | Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Gillie Gabay¹*, Howard Moskowitz², Martin Braun³, and Stephen Onufrey³

¹Head of Systemic Organizational Development, College of Management Academic Studies, 7 Rabin Boulevard, Rishon Letzion 91750, Israel

²Department of Mind Genomics Advisors, Harvard University, 10605, USA

³Department of Composites and Carbon Materials, Queens University, USA

Corresponding Author:

Gillie Gabay, Head of Systemic Organizational Development, College of Management 7 Rabin Blvd. Rishon Letzion 97150 Israel, Tel: 97239634999; Email: Gillie.gabay@gmail.com

Keywords

Eating behaviors; Body image; Perceptions; Attitudes; Adolescent females; Communication messages

Abstract

This study presents the results of a first study on perceptions and responses of adolescent females to eating behaviors and body image. Mind-Genomics was used to create an experimental design with systematically varied messages about perceptions of eating behaviors and body image. A small representative sample of 102 adolescent females evaluated these messages testing perceptions dictated by an experimental design. Findings show that among the homogeneous experiment group, there were three distinct perception segments with respect to eating behaviors and body image. The three radically different mindset segments were: The known need of control (33%), self-condemnation and shame (46%) and feeling ugly, panicky, and a victim (24%). Findings are discussed suggesting the development of communication interventions to prevent body perception related eating problems in adolescent females.

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Gabay G, Moskowitz H, Braun M and Onufrey S. Perceptions and Attitudes towards Eating Behaviors and Body Image among Adolescent Females. SM J Food Nutri Disord. 2017; 3(1): 1014.