(202) 27th Article : Eating-disordered behaviours in Kosovo school-based population : potential risk factors

The findings revealed a substantial percentage of 13.1% who rated regular and irregular eating behaviors relatively lower in comparison to countries with similar cultures, which reported 18.6% of Arab-Israeli (Latzer, 2008) rates. The study assessed a prospective association between socio-cultural risk and the individual factors causing irregular behavior in high school students in Kosovo. The perceived socio-cultural pressure and dissatisfaction of the body, but not the low self-esteem, predict an increase in irregular regular eating behavior. There is also evidence that perceived pressure becomes a lean / strong muscle predicting an increase in feeding disorder, which meets with other studies that examine this relationship prospectively. To conclude, the younger generation of Kosovo is not fully protected from eating disorders, and the findings suggest that efforts to identify and target these adolescents for early intervention are essential.