Assessing associations amongst body dissatisfaction, eating disorder symptoms and sociocultural influences in adolescents from rural Nicaragua
Our results suggest that perceived pressures from family, friends and the media are stronger predictors for body dissatisfaction than media internalization - for both boys and girls. Furthermore, differences between Indigenous and Afro-descended participants highlight the importance of taking cultural context and ethnicity into account when assessing body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms in rural, Latin American populations.
Authors
- Tracey Thornborrow
- Fabienne E. Andres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2655-4496)
- Lynda G. Boothroyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6660-5828)
- Elizabeth H. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3432-3778)
- Mònica González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0375-5161)
- Wienis N. Bowie
Institutions
- Durham University (GB)
- University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast (NI)
- University of Lincoln (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03728-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31