Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 9 Issue 4
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- Pages.390-399
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- 2003
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
The Relationship between Eating disorder and Self-esteen in Female College Students
여자대학생들의 섭식장애와 자아존중감과의 관계
- Lee, Kyung-Hye (College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Kim, Sook-Kyung (College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Chun, Ki-Jeong (College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Han, Sook-Hee (College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University)
- Published : 2003.12.20
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between eating disorders, and self esteem in female college students. Method: The survey was carried out on convenience sample of 388 college female students. The questionnaire consisted of each scale for eating disorder, self-esteem. The data was analyzed by the SPSS/PC using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation. ANOVA, and Spearman correlation. coefficient. Result: More than 43% of the subjects perceived their weight as overweight, while 1.5% of the women were obese as defined by BMI. About 57.4% of subjects were not satisfied with their body shape. Frequency of eating disorder was 5.93%. The score of eating disorder was high when the subjecto had negative perception and low satisfaction with their body shape. The high scores of self-esteem were shown among the group who had high satisfaction on body shape. There was negative correlation between eating disorder and self-esteem (r=-.194, p=.000). Conclusion: This study suggests that the nursing intervention was necessary for female college students to recognize healthier eating habits and increased their self-esteem.