Research on prevention and awareness of eating disorders -Assessing the impact of the restriction on ultra-skinny models.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K07613
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 52030:Psychiatry-related
• Research Institution: Hyogo Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Yamada Hisashi 兵庫医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (20464646)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 摂食障害 / 痩せすぎモデル / 神経性やせ症 / 予防

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted a survey to inquire about the knowledge and opinions regarding eating disorders and the ultra-skinny models among patients with eating disorder, their families, the general public, modeling agencies, and mass media. It was found that there is a lack of understanding about eating disorders among the general male population and teenagers, as well as among mass media and entertainment production companies. Additionally, only 8% of the agencies took action against ultra-skinny models. Overall, there was a majority support for the restriction on ultra-skinny models. Based on these findings, it is necessary to prevent and raise awareness of eating disorders in the future.
A survey of the chronological changes in models in the magazine media was conducted at the National Library of Congress, and the results are currently being analyzed.

Free Research Field

精神医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本で痩せすぎモデルの規制について議論、調査されたことはこれまでになく、本研究で摂食障害の予防やファッションモデルの健康を守るための議論の土台となる重要なデータを得ることができた。これらを利用して、摂食障害の予防に有用な規制や啓発活動に取り組んでいく予定である。