The Relationship of Body Image, Quality of Life and Perceived Stress with Eating Disorder in Male and Female Students

The Research was intended to examine the relationship of body image, quality of life and perceived stress with eating disorder in male and female students among the girl and boy students of fourth grade high school in Behbahan.200 students were selected randomly as test sample (100 boys and 100 girls). The research was a correlation type. Body Image Inventory (BICI), Quality of Life Questionnaire (WhOQOL) Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Ahwaz Eating Disorder Inventory (AEDI) were implemented as data source. To analyze the data Pearson correlation coefficient and multi variables regression analysis were applied as main statistical procedure. The results indicated that there was positive significant correlation between body image and eating disorder concerning anorexia and hyperorexia. The results also showed that there was negative significant relationship between quality of life and eating disorder. The perceived stress was associated positively and significantly with eating disorder as well. The regression analysis also demonstrated that body image and quality of life significantly well predicated the eating disorder in the students.