Cultural correlates of eating attitudes: A comparison between native-born and immigrant university students in Israel

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A survey study was conducted among 216 Israeli natives to explore the association between gender and exposure to western culture and attitudes toward eating. The findings warn against the tendency for the development of disordered eating attitudes among immigrants during their years of acclimatization as a result of change in their eating patterns, accommodation to the local culture and possibly their greater experience of value conflicts.

Israel, Immigrants, Israelis

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An experimental investigation of recruitment bias in eating pathology research

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A study investigates whether revealing that a study's topic is related to eating disorders creates a self-selection bias when controlling for social desirability. It concludes that the level of information conveyed in study advertising does not affect reporting of eating disturbances among non-clinical samples, although there is evidence that social desirability might.

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A comparison of cognitive and behavioral symptoms between Mexican and American eating disorder patients

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This article explores how cultural factors influence eating disorders. The authors, comparing Mexican and American eating disorder patients, found that Mexican patients scored higher on eating disorder scales than American patients and also had a greater number of preoccupations and rituals, with the rituals being more egosyntonic.

Mexico, Health aspects, Americans, Culture, Mexicans, Civilization

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