Becker Flashcards
What was the aim?
To evaluate the impact of the recent intro of western television on disordered saying among Fijian adolescent girls
What was the sample/ppts?
2 seperate sam0les of Fijian girls
First wave- 63 girls
2nd wave- 65 girls
-similar ages and similar BMI
How long was the intro of televisions in the 1st wave (1995)?
Few weeks
How long has the area been introduced to television in the 2nd wave (1998)?
3 years
What was the procedure?
1-completed 26 item eating attitudes test EAT-26
2-respondents reported binging/purging behaviours asked to respond to semi-structured interview-confirm behaviour
3- 1998 procedure- additi9nak survey questions elicited data on body image/dieting/potential intergenerational disparities between subjects and parents with respect to tradition converting diet and weight
What did the EAT-26 include?
Questions concerning bingeing and purging
What did slgreater than 20 score mean?
C9ns8deres to be high
What were the results?
- 1995-EAT-26 score greater than 20 was 12.7%
- 1998 EAT-26 score greater than 20 was 29.2%
What were the conclusions?
-characters on tv are role models to Fijian girls- they imitate slim figure even though culture and tradition emphasises fuller/muscular figure
GENERALISABILITY
- smail sample in the 2 years
- Ethnocentric
- gynocentric
RELIABILITY
+standardised procedure- questionnaires/semi-structured interviews
- natural setting- extraneous variables
APPLICABILITY
+explains how media inflicts eating disorders
-ethnocentric-imposed etic
VALIDITY
+ecologically valid
+Quant&qual- more data
-social desirability/demand characteristics when answering questions
-social variables
ETHICS
+gained consent
+naturally occurring-no harm caused by researchers/experiment
