THE THIN IDEAL, DEPRESSION AND EATING DISORDERS IN WOMEN

被引：179

作者：

MCCARTHY, M

机构：

[1] Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19140

来源：

BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY | 1990年 / 28卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/0005-7967(90)90003-2

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

It is proposed that a cultural ideal of thinness for women causes depression at a higher rate among women than among men. This model accounts for five currently unintegrated trends in the epidemiology of depression. It explains why: (1) twice as many women as men are likely to be depressed; (2) this sex difference emerges at puberty; (3) this sex difference is only found in western countries; (4) there is more depression today; (5) the average age of onset for depression is younger now than in the past. Four parallel trends in eating disorders can also be accounted for by the same factor. © 1990.

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页码：205 / 215

页数：11

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