Gates K, Pritchard M
Department of Psychology, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725-1715, USA.
Eat Weight Disord. 2009 Mar;14(1):e11-5. doi: 10.1007/BF03354622.
Although religion is thought to be a positive aspect of life, sometimes that is not always the case. One potentially negative effect of religion is the way people learn to perceive their bodies. Although many studies have examined factors that influence disordered eating (e.g., gender, self-esteem), few studies have examined the relationships among disordered eating and religious affiliation and religious angst. In the present study of 330 undergraduates, we found that Catholics and Christians displayed significantly more disordered eating than did other students. In addition, individuals scoring high on religious angst also reported more disordered eating behaviors than did other students. Implications for counseling will be discussed.
尽管宗教被认为是生活中的一个积极方面，但情况并非总是如此。宗教的一个潜在负面影响是人们看待自己身体的方式。虽然许多研究已经考察了影响饮食失调的因素（如性别、自尊），但很少有研究考察饮食失调与宗教归属和宗教焦虑之间的关系。在这项针对330名本科生的研究中，我们发现天主教徒和基督教徒比其他学生表现出明显更多的饮食失调。此外，宗教焦虑得分高的个体也比其他学生报告了更多的饮食失调行为。将讨论对咨询的启示。
