A Study on Eating Disorder, Body Image and Self-Esteem of High School Girls

Hwang, Ram Hee; Shin, Hye Sook

doi:2000.6.1.129

J Korean Acad Women Health Nurs > Volume 6(1); 2000 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing 2000;6(1):129-141.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2000.6.1.129

A Study on Eating Disorder, Body Image and Self-Esteem of High School Girls

¹Department of Nursing, Kwang Ju Women's University, Kwangju, Korea
²Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between eating disorders, body image, and self-esteem of high school girls. Data were analysed by SPSS/PC using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, & Pearson correlation coefficient. The results of this study are as follows. 1. The mean of body weight and height of the subjects were 52.49kg, 161.16cm. As defined by BMI, the obese subjects were very rare(2.1%) and the rest(97.9%) was under weight or normal. 2. More than 53% of the subjects perceived their weight as overweight, while 2.1% of the women were obese as defined by BMI. Ninety-three percent of the subjects were not satisfied with their body shape. 3. For the need for weight control, subject's own judgement(70.8%) was the highest percentage. High percentages of the women reported a decrease in the amount of eating(22.9%), and an increase in the amount of exercise(52.8%) as effective methods of weight control. 4. The total mean score of anorexia nervosa was higher than bulimia nervosa. 5. The scores of eating disorders did not differ significantly by the BMI score : The score of eating disorders was highest in the group os the overweight. 6. The score s of body image did not differ significantly by the BMI score : The score of body image was highest in the group of the overweight. 7. No significant difference was found in over all self esteem scores according to the BMI scores. 8. There was high positive correlation between BMI and eating disorders(r=.2158, p=.0094), between self-esteem and body image(r=.4288, p=.0001), and positive correlation between BMI and self-esteem(r=.1569, p=.0604), and between BMI and body image(r=.1354, p=.1056).

Key Words: Eating disorder; Body Image; Self-Esteem