Abstract
Eating disorder has been categorized as a mental health problem and there is a rise in the number of sufferers. It is a serious health conditions that can be both physically and emotionally destructive for females and males. As a result, this situation reflects on the quality future labor force world wide. The aim of this article is to identify the perception of university student towards the factors of eating disorder problem among young adults. Therefore, the reason of this article is to identify what are the relationships between low self-esteem, media influence and peer pressure with eating disorder problem among young adult. It is also to answer the objective whether there are relationships between these three factors with eating disorder. Besides that, the scope of this article covers young adult that is refer to the degree student in four degree courses in UiTM Kedah.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Ramly, Muffidah Hanim UNSPECIFIED Ishak, Isfahani UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > Consciousness. Cognition > Awareness Q Science > QP Physiology > Nutrition |
| Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah > Sg Petani Campus > Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies |
| Event Title: | The 1st Colloquium of Social Sciences, FSPPP UiTM Kedah 2012 |
| Event Dates: | 19th May 2012 |
| Page Range: | pp. 1-47 |
| Keywords: | Eating Disorder, Young Adult, Low Self-Esteem, Media Influence, Peer Pressure |
| Date: | 19 May 2012 |
| URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54527 |
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