Body Dissatisfaction and Restrained Eating
The article that interest me is about Body Dissatisfaction and the relationship between self esteem and restrained eating in female undergraduates. This is an experimental study. There were sixty female undergraduate students that completed questionnaires and also took part of the stressor and test test. The results show that eating behavior is not caused by self esteem. Rather eating behavior is caused by stressed. Low self esteem is the main risk factor for someone with restrained eating behavior. A restrained eating is someone who is anxious or nervous and controls what they eat. When a restrained eater gives in, they tend to get out of control. Chronic dieters are considered to be a restrained eaters.
A cookie taste test was done for 60 female participants 18 years and older. They were told to eat a normal meal 2.5 hours before. They were placed in a room and given three plates of 30 bit size cookies with different varieties. The participants were told they had 15 minutes to taste and rate each variety of cookie. The experimenter advise the participant they were the last participant for the day and to eat as many cookies as they want during the test. And the leftovers will be thrown away. The participants were also told they are required to prepare and deliver a speech that will be videotaped.
From the cookie taste test, the evidence states that a restrain eater have greater social anxiety than non restrainers. The restrainers also compare themselves to thinner women. The hypothesis predicts that the restrain eaters are more socially anxious. From the cookie taste test, the participant were nervous about preparing a presentation. With the stress and pressure being put on the percipients, they were eating more cookies.
Females are more concerned with their body image, especially at an adolescent age. This is the time they can get bullied and the media...