Becker (2002) Flashcards
what was the aim of this study?
to investigate the impact of prolonged exposure to commercial television on the attitudes and eating disorders of adolescent Fijian girls.
what design was used and why?
Multi-wave cross sectional design, which looked a 1995 when TV had been introduced for a month and 1998 where TV had been introduced after 3 years ( to see the impact over time.)
how many girls were in the 1995 sample?
63
how many girls were in the 1998 sample?
65
what survey were the girls asked to complete ?
the Eat-26 survey
how else was research gathered from the girls apart from the survey?
semi-structured interview were a translator was present to help with any cultural misunderstandings
how did the way research was gathered change in 1998?
more in depth questions were asked such as “have you ever changed your diet to try and change your weight”
how many girls scored over 20 on the eat-26 survey?
30
what happened to the girl who scored over 20 on the eat-26 survey?
they were interviewed further on their opinion of TV
how did the weight of the girls vary between 1995 and 1998?
1995 = 24.5
1998 = 24. 9
it didn’t vary that much
how much did tv viewing go up to?
30%
1995 = 41%
1998 = 71%
how many people (%) reported a score over 20 in the eat-26 score in 95 & 98 ?
1995 - 12.6%
1998 - 29.2%
how many people reported purging in 95 & 98 ?
1995 - none
1998 - 11.3%
what conclusion can be made from the results?
that Fijian women were influenced by the models they were observing on commercial television.
