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Body dissatisfaction among Chinese undergraduates and its implications for eating disorders in Hong Kong

International Journal of Eating DisordersPublished 1 July 1996
Sing Lee, Tony Leung, Antoinette M. Lee, Hong Yu, C. M. Leung
Citations116
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SJR score1.70
SNIP1.46

TL;DR

The typically "Western" pattern of body dissatisfaction has overshadowed the traditional Chinese notions of female beauty based on the face and other nontruncal features and will predispose more females to weight control behavior and eating disorders in the context of a rapidly urbanizing Chinese society.

Abstract

The typically "Western" pattern of body dissatisfaction has overshadowed the traditional Chinese notions of female beauty based on the face and other nontruncal features. In the context of a rapidly urbanizing Chinese society, this will predispose more females to weight control behavior and eating disorders.

Keywords

Psychology