Richardson, T., Elliott, P., Waller, G. et al. (1 more author) (2015) Longitudinal relationships between financial difficulties and eating attitudes in undergraduate students. International Journal of Eating Disorders. ISSN 0276-3478
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Previous research has shown a relationship between financial difficulties and poor mental health in students, but there has been no research examining such a relationship for eating attitudes. METHOD: A group of 444 British undergraduate students completed the Index of Financial Stress and the Eating Attitudes Test (26-item version) at up to four time points across a year at university. RESULTS: Higher baseline financial difficulties significantly predicted higher eating attitudes scores at Times 3 and 4 (up to a year), after adjusting for demographic variables and baseline eating attitudes score. Lower family affluence also predicted higher eating attitudes scores at Time 4 (up to a year). A higher eating attitudes score at baseline also significantly predicted greater financial difficulties at Time 2 (3-4 months). When considering these relationships by gender, they were significant for women only. DISCUSSION: Greater financial difficulties and lower family affluence predict a worsening in eating attitudes over time in female students. The relationship appears to be partially bi-directional, with financial difficulties driving poorer eating attitudes in the shorter term. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2015).
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Eating Disorders. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | eating attitudes; eating disorders; financial difficulties; poverty; socio-economic status |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2015 14:35 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2016 04:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eat.22392 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/eat.22392 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85468 |