Eating disorders and body dissatisfaction is double in Muslim teenagers than in Christian, Spanish study finds
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 10:05
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers in Spain are addressing the relationship between religion, eating disorders and body image perception among adolescents. To carry out this study, researchers took a sample of 494 students aged 12-20 years from three public schools in Ceuta, Spain. The incidence of eating disorders was found to be 2.3-fold higher among Muslim adolescents than among their Christian classmates. Similarly, body dissatisfaction was 1.8-fold higher in the former group.