UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Faculty of Humanities
PSY2015F/PSY2012F
Research in Psychology I
Assignment Cover Page
“LITERATURE REVIEW ASSIGNMENT”
Full name: DIVINE MPATIWA
Student Number: MPTDIV001
Tutorial Group Number:
Due Date: 25 MARCH 2022
Submission Date: 24 MARCH 2022
Plagiarism Declaration
1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another's work and to
pretend that it is one's own.
2. I have used the APA convention for citation and referencing. Each
significant contribution to, and quotation in, this essay from the work, or
works, of other people has been acknowledged through citation and
reference.
3. This report is my own work.
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the
intention of passing it off as his or her own work.
D. MPATIWA 17 MARCH 2022
__________________________ ___________________
Signature Date
, INTRODUCTION
In recent years, there has been a great deal of research done on eating
disorders (Pedersen et al, 2018). Eating disorders are multifaceted illnesses that are
influenced by individuals' personality characters and socio-cultural influences
(Pedersen et al, 2018). This paper seeks to examine the multi-dimensional view of
eating disorders, involving the extent to which socio-cultural values influence eating
disorders overall. (Douglas et al., 2019) describe eating disorders as being manifested
by abnormal eating habits, cognitive distortions related to food and weight, and these
are usually accompanied by depression, anxiety, and emotional instability. Socio-
cultural values are major factors in eating disorders (Izydorcyk & Sitnik-Warchulska,
2018).
According to (Izydorcyk & Sitnik-Warchulska, 2018), socio-cultural values
are the beliefs, traditions, and behaviours that shape the decisions we make and the
actions we take every day. Societal values have a huge impact on our well-being as
well as our sense of self and how we view the world around us (Izydorcyk & Sitnik-
Warchulska, 2018). Socio-cultural values are associated with a higher risk of eating
disorders and other effects associated with the diagnosis such as depression, according
to (Douglas et al, 2019). Women and particularly young girls have been found to be
more susceptible to eating disorders (Izydorcyk & Sitnik-Warchulska, 2018).
(Guildinger et al, 2020) note that the disorder of overeating or undereating is common
to both men and women worldwide. These findings suggest that eating disorders have
been relatively understudied in men. This review was primarily motivated by body
dissatisfaction, or negative body image as well as internalizations of sociocultural
values as well as its association with psychological outcomes such as eating disorders.
METHODS
We used the following databases to conduct our literature review: PubMed,
PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Web of Science. We used keywords related to social
psychology to search for the relevant studies through a systematic search and
Faculty of Humanities
PSY2015F/PSY2012F
Research in Psychology I
Assignment Cover Page
“LITERATURE REVIEW ASSIGNMENT”
Full name: DIVINE MPATIWA
Student Number: MPTDIV001
Tutorial Group Number:
Due Date: 25 MARCH 2022
Submission Date: 24 MARCH 2022
Plagiarism Declaration
1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another's work and to
pretend that it is one's own.
2. I have used the APA convention for citation and referencing. Each
significant contribution to, and quotation in, this essay from the work, or
works, of other people has been acknowledged through citation and
reference.
3. This report is my own work.
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the
intention of passing it off as his or her own work.
D. MPATIWA 17 MARCH 2022
__________________________ ___________________
Signature Date
, INTRODUCTION
In recent years, there has been a great deal of research done on eating
disorders (Pedersen et al, 2018). Eating disorders are multifaceted illnesses that are
influenced by individuals' personality characters and socio-cultural influences
(Pedersen et al, 2018). This paper seeks to examine the multi-dimensional view of
eating disorders, involving the extent to which socio-cultural values influence eating
disorders overall. (Douglas et al., 2019) describe eating disorders as being manifested
by abnormal eating habits, cognitive distortions related to food and weight, and these
are usually accompanied by depression, anxiety, and emotional instability. Socio-
cultural values are major factors in eating disorders (Izydorcyk & Sitnik-Warchulska,
2018).
According to (Izydorcyk & Sitnik-Warchulska, 2018), socio-cultural values
are the beliefs, traditions, and behaviours that shape the decisions we make and the
actions we take every day. Societal values have a huge impact on our well-being as
well as our sense of self and how we view the world around us (Izydorcyk & Sitnik-
Warchulska, 2018). Socio-cultural values are associated with a higher risk of eating
disorders and other effects associated with the diagnosis such as depression, according
to (Douglas et al, 2019). Women and particularly young girls have been found to be
more susceptible to eating disorders (Izydorcyk & Sitnik-Warchulska, 2018).
(Guildinger et al, 2020) note that the disorder of overeating or undereating is common
to both men and women worldwide. These findings suggest that eating disorders have
been relatively understudied in men. This review was primarily motivated by body
dissatisfaction, or negative body image as well as internalizations of sociocultural
values as well as its association with psychological outcomes such as eating disorders.
METHODS
We used the following databases to conduct our literature review: PubMed,
PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Web of Science. We used keywords related to social
psychology to search for the relevant studies through a systematic search and
