Distorsi citra tubuh, perilaku makan, dan fad diets pada remaja putri di Yogyakarta
Abstract: Vast changing
environment and culture including mass media which commonly shows models with a
very slim body may cause teenage girls feel fatty and not confident despite
their normal body weight. This misperception may influence eating behavior and
encourage them to lose weight by involving in some instant diets, for example,
fad diets.
Objective: To identify relationships between body image distortion,
eating behavior, and fad diets among female adolescents in Yogyakarta.
Method: This study was a cross-sectional study on 123 school girls at
SMAN 8 Yogyakarta who have normal body mass index (BMI) according to WHO
category. Body image distortion and eating behavior were evaluated using the
Body Image Assesment-Body Dimension (BIAS-BD), and the Eating Attitude Test
(EAT)-26, respectively. Fad diets were assessed using a questionnaire adapted
from Hana (10) and Rafiqa (11). The hypotheses were tested using chi-square
test and Spearman’s correlations.
Results: As many as 105 girls (85.4%) showed body image distortion and 15
girls (12.2%) were at risks for having disordered eating behavior. Among 51
girls (42.5%) who experienced or tried to lose weight, 47 girls (92.2%) were
practicing fad diets. There was no significant association between body image
distortion and disordered eating behavior, nor between body image distortion
and fad diets. However, disordered eating behavior was significantly associated
with fad diets with OR = 7,077 (p<0.05).
Conclusion: There was a significant relationship (p<0.05) between
disordered eating behavior and fad diets, however, no significant association
was found between body image distortion and disordered eating behavior, and
between body image distortion and fad diets among female adolescents in
Yogyakarta.
Keywords: body image
distortion; body mass index; eating behavior; fad diets; female high school
students
Penulis: Atika Sulistyan
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd160585
