The relationship between perceived job pressure and self-reported bulimia symptoms among female Las Vegas production show dancers

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between weight oriented job pressure and bulimic symptomatology among female Las Vegas production show dancers. Surveys were distributed to approximately 100 dancers at the professional level in the Las Vegas area at the professional dance and Pilates studios as well as backstage at two of the shows. The surveys measured perceived weight oriented job pressure, body dissatisfaction in response to weight oriented job pressure, and differences in self-reported attribution between symptomatic bulimic and non-bulimic dancers. This study may provide evidence for the need to implement prevention measures for this at-risk population and implications for further research.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Social Work

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1999

Author dc:creator

• Bullis, Ann Blyth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stacey Hardy-Desmond

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1016

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2015