Becker et al

Question 1

what theory is the study linked to?

Answer 1

social learning theory

Question 2

what was the aim of the study?

Answer 2

to asses the impact of novel prolonged exposure to television on disordered eating attitudes among ethnic fijian adolescent girls

Question 3

what type of design was used?

Answer 3

a prospective multi wave cross sectional design used to compare two groups

Question 4

what years were looked at?

Answer 4

1995 and 1998

Question 5

how long had tv been exposed to the girls in each sample?

Answer 5

1995 - month

1998 - 3 years

Question 6

who was the sample?

Answer 6

adolesecent fijian girls in form 5-7 at two secondary schools

Question 7

was informed consent gained?

Answer 7

yes from subjects and parents/guardians

Question 8

where did the study take place?

Answer 8

nodroga

Question 9

how was data collected?

Answer 9

eat26
questions about household ownership of tv and frequency
weight and height measured
semi structured interview for those who reported bingeing and purging
1998 additional survey on body image and dieting

Question 10

what is the eat26?

Answer 10

modified 26 item eating attitudes test

includes questions concerning bingeing and urging

Question 11

what were those who reported bingeing and purging asked to do?

Answer 11

take part in a semi structured interviews keyed to the definitions in order to confirm behaviour

Question 12

how was qualitiave data also collected?

Answer 12

from 30 respondents who had a range of eating attitudes and behaviours and tv viewing habits

Question 13

who was qualitative data analysed?

Answer 13

interviews were transcribed and then analysed for thematic content

Question 14

how was quantitative data analysed?

Answer 14

differences in bmi,eat26,age,bingeing, purging and tv exposure analysed between the two groups

Question 15

what % in each year got a eat26 score of over 20?

Answer 15

95=12.7

98=29.2

Question 16

what % reported self induced vomiting in each year?

Answer 16

/95=0

98=11.3

Question 17

who much more likely were 3 years exposure likely to get eat 26 score over 20

Answer 17

3

Question 18

what % in 1998 complained about body image and what did they say?

Answer 18

74

too fat

Question 19

what was a prevailing theme in the 1998 semi structured interviews?

Answer 19

admiration for tv characters wanted to emulate their behaviour and clothes

Question 20

what % looked at characters for work?

Answer 20

30%

role models

Question 21

what % in 1998 said tv had influenced them or their friends?

Answer 21

83

Question 22

what was the overall conclusion?

Answer 22

that it seems that tv has a profound impact on eating attitudes even with strong cultural attitudes