Social Factors Associated with Bulimia Nervosa in College Women

<p>The purpose of this research was to examine the social dimensions of bulimia. Bulimia was viewed using the symbolic interactionist perspective. This perspective was used to see bulimia as a socially constructed line of action. A questionnaire was given to 426 female students at a mid-sized Southern university during the fall of 1994. Crosstabulations and a logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Results suggest that sorority membership, a belief in the importance of avoiding becoming overweight, a belief that one's relationships with men are dependent on being attractive, and low satisfaction with one's social life are related to developing bulimia as a line of action.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Sociology

Year

1995

Author dc:creator

• Vogel, Harry

• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/922

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1925