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ERIC Number: EJ588693
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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Eating Disorders among Indian and Australian University Students.
Sjostedt, John P.; Schumaker, John F.; Nathawat, S. S.
Journal of Social Psychology, v138 n3 p351-57 Jun 1998
Investigates the influx of western-style eating disorders into India, Asia, and the southern Pacific region. Predicted Australian students would have more eating disorder symptoms, but instead, the Indian students showed more symptoms. Concludes substantial evidence of western-style eating disorders appear in the privileged socioeconomic class of the Indian populace. (CMK)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Eating Disorders, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Socioeconomic Status, Student Behavior, Student Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; India
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