Assessing Eating Disorder and Stress amongst Dancers: Case Study in Malaysia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue X, October 2018 | ISSN 2454–6186

 Assessing Eating Disorder and Stress amongst Dancers: Case Study in Malaysia

ZulaikhaM.Z.¹, Lukman Z.M.², Bukhari W.M.B³, Nurun Saadah S⁴, Kamal M.Y.⁵

^1,2,3,4,5 Faculty of Applied Social Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, 20300, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Abstract— Art industries related with creativity and beauty. However, it affects the person mentally and physically especially among dancers. Eating disorder and stress is not a new issue among dancer but often becomes a hot issue among scholars and practitioners. Hence, in this research, it is important to identify the relationship between stress and eating disorder among dancer in Malaysia. 157 dancers involved in this study quantitatively in which using survey as a main technique. In analyzing information obtained, descriptive and Pearson Correlation Coefficient has been chosen. As a result, the connection between eating disorder and stress among dancer is high. It can be concluded that 157 dancers need to seek help from dietitian and psychiatrist to help them improving their nutrition and good mental health.

Keywords— Eating Disorder, Stress, Dancer, Relationship, Malaysia.

I. INTRODUCTION

Eating is a part of our biological needs, and as a human being, we must eat to continue our lives. However, according to American Psychiatric Association (2006), eating disorders are a group of possibly fatal conditions where people experience severe difficulties with their eating, which affect them physically and emotionally [1]. People having an eating disorder is neither everyday life choice, a ‘diet gone wrong’, nor attempt to get attention [2]. A person with an eating disorder has a mental health state [3].

Nowadays, people really put emphasis on their look and their presence, thus, because of this preference, it can cause body dissatisfaction to some people especially young women [4]. They will become more perfectionist in all parts of their personality especially their body [5]. Eating disorders are eating behaviors that threaten an individual’s physical and psychosocial health. They include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder (BED) [6]. According to expert, eating disorder is a serious potentially fatal condition, and most individuals with an eating disorder need psychological treatment or physical health treatment such as nutritional advice to encourage recovery [7].

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