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Factors associated with body dissatisfaction among the Lebanese population

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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate the factors associated with body dissatisfaction among the Lebanese population, including sociodemographic characteristics, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, emotional eating and the adult attachment style.

Methods

This cross-sectional study, conducted between January and May 2018, enrolled 811 adult participants from all districts of Lebanon. The body dissatisfaction subscale of the eating disorder inventory version 2 (EDI-2) was used to measure body disturbance.

Results

The mean age of the participants was 27.59 ± 11.76 years, with 66.5% females. The final model of the regression analysis showed that a higher binge eating score (Beta = 0.202), being married (Beta = 1.233), having a family history of eating disorders (Beta = 1.933), higher BMI (Beta = 0.076), dieting to lose weight (past 30 days) (Beta = 2.345), receiving comments from the family (Beta = 2.234) and pressure from TV/magazines to lose weight (Beta = 1.320), vomiting or taking laxatives to lose weight (past 30 days) (Beta = 1.861), higher depression (Beta = 0.103) and higher perceived stress (Beta = 0.107) were associated with a higher body dissatisfaction score. However, higher self-esteem (Beta = − 0.246), increased physical activity (Beta = − 0.022) and being divorced (Beta = − 4.226) were significantly associated with a lower body dissatisfaction score.

Conclusion

A significant association was found in this current study between the main variables: depression, self-esteem, social anxiety, eating disorders, family and television pressure and body image dissatisfaction.

Level of evidence

Level V, cross-sectional descriptive study.

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  1. Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, P.O. Box 60096, Jall-Eddib, Lebanon

    Chadia Haddad & Sahar Obeid

  2. Faculty of Science, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon

    Maha Zakhour

  3. School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon

    Marwan Akel

  4. INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Santé Publique, Epidemiologie Clinique et Toxicologie, Beirut, Lebanon

    Marwan Akel & Souheil Hallit

  5. Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon

    Karl Honein, Maria Akiki & Souheil Hallit

  6. Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences, Holy Spirit University (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon

    Sahar Obeid

  7. Faculty of Pedagogy, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon

    Sahar Obeid

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    Souheil Hallit

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Haddad, C., Zakhour, M., Akel, M. et al. Factors associated with body dissatisfaction among the Lebanese population. Eat Weight Disord 24, 507–519 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-00634-z

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