Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of antecedents of eating disorders symptoms in undergraduate students of Esfahan University. Method: 497 undergraduate students of Esfahan University Method: 497 undergraduate students of Esfahan University (average age 20.51 and standard deviation 1.51) selected by using cluster sampling method and completed five scales of present study. To test the proposed model, the structural modeling analysis, with application of maximum likelihood approach was used. Also, to evaluate indirect effects in the model was used bootstrapping method. Results: Results showed that the fit indices for proposed model are in the acceptable+ range. Also, the results showed that antecedent variables had significant direct and indirect effects on the eating disorders symptoms. Conclusion: Generally, results of present study showed formation of eating disorders symptoms through media effects and cognitive and emotional variables in an Iranian sample. Also, these results was explained in a theoretical and experimental context and their theoretical and practical implications was presented.