إضطرابات الأكل لدى المراهقين في الأردن وعلاقتها بعادات الأم الغذائية، والصراعات الأسرية، والتأثير الإعلامي
The present study aimed to examine the relationship between each of mother's eating habits, family conflicts and the mass media influence in the presence of eating disorders among adolescents in Jordan. It aimed also to know the differences between males and females, state, private and mixed schools and the three districts of Jordan in the presence of eating disorders. The study sample consisted of (1091) students aged (14-17 years), of whom (531) male and (560) female students from state, private and mixed schools in the three districts. The following measures had been applied to the study sample members: eating attitudes test, mother’s eating habits test, family conflict test and mass media effect. And the study used one way-ANOVA and Pearson correlation to answer the hypotheses of the study. The results indicated that there is a statistically significant between mother's eating habits, family conflicts and mass media effect a in the presence of eating disorders. In addition, there are significant differences between males and females in the presence of eating disorders in favor of females, and the presence of statistically significant differences between state, private and mixed schools in the presence of eating disorders in favor of mixed schools, the study also showed the presence of statistically significant differences between the north, middle and south districts in the presence of eating disorders for the middle district. The study recommends further research in the future of eating disorders, and research involving students from united nations relief and works agency (UNRWA) schools. It also recommends an increase of interest in psychiatric institutions with eating disorders among adolescents, and to integrate families in treatment programs targeted to them. Besides, the media institutions to conduct psychological analysis of the broadcast messages by them. (Author's abstract)