J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2014 Aug;21(3):235-242. 10.7739/jkafn.2014.21.3.235.

Influence of Appearance Stress, Ego-Resilience, Interpersonal Relations and Depression on Eating Attitude in Women Undergraduates

• Chang HK
• Sohn JN

• KMID: 2296013
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2014.21.3.235

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to identify the degree of appearance stress, ego-resilience, interpersonal relations, depression, and eating attitude and to investigate the main factors influencing eating attitude in women undergraduates.
METHODS
The research design was a descriptive survey design using a convenience sampling. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires from 238 women undergraduates. Data analyses were done using SPSS/WIN 18.0 program for descriptive statistics, t-test and multiple linear regression.
RESULTS
The mean score for eating attitude was 0.36. There were statistically significant differences in appearance stress and interpersonal relations according to type of eating attitude. Also, appearance stress, interpersonal relations, and depression were significant predictors explaining 39% of the variance in eating attitude.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that the factors influencing eating attitude should be considered when developing nursing interventions to change poor eating attitude for women undergraduates.

Keyword

Stress; Resilience; Interpersonal relations; Depression; Eating

MeSH Terms

Depression*
Eating*
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations*
Linear Models
Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Research Design
Statistics as Topic