Abstract
The purpose of this research was to examine the role of body composition, body dissatisfaction, and thinnessmodel on the risk of developing eating disorders (ED). The sample comprised 289 female students whoanswered the Eating Attitudes Test, the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh, and the Questionnaire onInfluences on Body Shape Model. The body composition was assessed by electrical impedance. The resultsshowed that the risk for having an ED was found in 9.69% of women, and the percentage was high amongnormal weight women, especially women who had excessive body fat. The body dissatisfaction predictedthe risk for anorexia nervosa, and the interaction between body dissatisfaction, influence of advertisementand body mass index predicted the risk for bulimia nervosa. These findings suggest that the role of bodydissatisfaction was relevant to predict the risk for ED.
