Contemporary Study - Becker Etc Al. (2002)

Question 1

APFC

Answer 1

A - To see if the introduction of western TV would encourage eating disorders in Fiji girls
P - Independent groups design - One group of girls in 1995 & one in 1998 // Girls completed the ‘Eat-26’ Questionnare // 30 girls from 1998 were chosen to be interviewed as they scored higher than 20 on the EAT-26 Questionnare, being asked questions about their eating behaviours
F - Actual weight barely varied, yet the use of purging (induced vomiting) rose from 0% to 11% in 1998. Only 12% recorded an EAT score over 20 in 1995, yet it was 29% in 1998
C - Western girls on TV act as role models for body size

Question 2

GRAVE

Answer 2

G - Fiji doesnt have conventional images of body type, e.g. high BMIs generally considered attractive

R - EAT-26 is reliable as shown by Rivas (2010)

A - Behaviours learnt through models could be unlearned same way

V - EAT-26 not valid as shown by Nunes when it could not predict eating disorders in Brazil women

E -