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A prospective study of disordered eating among sorority and nonsorority women

Allison, Kelly C., Park, Crystal L.·2004·International Journal of Eating Disorders
DOI 10.1002/eat.10255
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Objective: The current study examined disordered eating prospectively among sorority and nonsorority women. Method: University women were surveyed during their first, second, and third undergraduate years. Disordered eating, depression, self‐esteem, body mass index (BMI), and ideal weight were measured. Results: Disordered eating did not differ between the groups before women joined sororities. By Time 3, sorority women reported higher Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) Drive for Thinness subscale scores than nonsorority women, but the EDI Bulimia and Body Dissatisfaction subscales did not differ. BMI, ideal weights, depression, and self‐esteem did not differ. Conclusions: Women who join sororities are similar to those who do not in their baseline levels of disordered eating, but they maintain more rigorous attitudes and behaviors regarding dieting over the course of their higher education. © 2004 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 35: 354–358, 2004.

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  • Perfectionistic pressures may lead to shortcuts such as disordered eating or personal outcomes that fall short of health goals for sorority members compared to nonsorority members.

    “These perfectionistic pressures lead to internal conflicts between a real and an idealized self-image, which may lead to either shortcuts such as disordered eating or personal outcomes that fall short of health goals for sorority members in comparison to nonsorority members (Allison & Park, 2004;Landa & Bybee, 2007).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Allison & Park, 2004

  • Perfectionistic pressures lead to internal conflicts between a real and an idealized self-image.

    “These perfectionistic pressures lead to internal conflicts between a real and an idealized self-image, which may lead to either shortcuts such as disordered eating or personal outcomes that fall short of health goals for sorority members in comparison to nonsorority members (Allison & Park, 2004;Landa & Bybee, 2007).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Allison & Park, 2004

  • Allison and Park (2004) found disordered eating did not differ among groups before women joined sororities, but by year three, sorority women scored higher on desired thinness from the EDI than nonmembers.

    “Results indicated that disordered eating did not differ among groups before women joined sororities, but by year three, sorority women scored higher on a measure of desired thinness from the EDI than nonmembers.”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Allison & Park, 2004

  • In Allison and Park (2004), other measures (bulimia, body dissatisfaction, BMI, ideal weights, depression, self-esteem) did not significantly differ.

    “Similar to previously cited research, other measures (i.e., bulimia, body dissatisfaction, BMI, ideal weights, depression, and self-esteem) did not significantly differ.”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Allison & Park, 2004

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Authors
Allison, K. C., & Park, C. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • University of Connecticut (US)
Corresponding author
Allison, Kelly C.
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Eating Disorders
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-03-22
Volume
35
Issue
3
Pages
354-358
ISSN
  • 0276-3478 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-108X
DOI
10.1002/eat.10255
OpenAlex
W2078790132
Cited by
65
References
15
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
FWCI
3.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
Keywords
disordered eating, sorority women, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, bulimia nervosa, depression, self-esteem, body mass index, ideal body weight, dieting, female university students, Eating Disorder Inventory
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Female, Humans, Obesity, Prospective Studies, Self Concept, Societies, Students, Body Mass Index, Prevalence

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