Author(s): Gonçalves, Sónia ; Silva, Elsa Marina da Costa e Silva ; Gomes, António Rui
Date: 2015
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34822
Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
Subject(s): Postmenopausal; Eating disturbance; Body satisfaction; Life satisfaction; Science & Technology; Social Sciences; Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
This study aims to compare eating behaviours, body satisfaction, exercise and life satisfaction between normal-weight and overweight postmenopausal women, and to examine the predictors of disordered eating and life satisfaction among postmenopausal women (n= 294) . The overweight group had more eating disordered behaviour, more body dissatisfaction, and lower physical quality of life. The increase of age predicted less disordered eating. Higher BMI, the perception of an ideal weight lower than the current one, lower body satisfaction, and physical quality of life predicted disordered eating. Higher body satisfaction, less psychosocial discomfort, and a greater degree of sexual symptom discomfort predicted life satisfaction.
