抄録
We examined the links of eating disorders with biological sex difference, age, BMI and such psychological aspects as gender among male and female junior and senior high school students. The results showed a higher level of eating disorders among females than males. We found that a lower level of self-esteem was correlated with a higher level of eating disorders, and the results suggested that this rose in accordance with the degree of inconsistency between the current behavior and a high level of aspiration. In respect of gender, the “new masculinity” aspect elicited from a factor analysis on the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) exerted a positive influence on eating disorders. This suggests that a higher level of the exemplary features of “new masculinity” was correlated with a higher level of eating disorders. Age and BMI also affected eating disorders. A difference between the sexes was also apparent in the food intake behavior of the group at risk of eating disorders and the normal control group.
