These questions pertained to if they had experience, in any way, with body dissatisfaction, weight issues, or disordered eating. The data in this study represents their narrative answers to those three open-ended questions that had been included in a larger scale data collection that was using survey questions to ask about familial relationships and eating behaviors. They used a modified version of Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR-M), which differs from the original in that it is specifically used for brief written narratives that come from larger samples instead of in-depth interviews that had eight to fifteen participants. The primary difference of the modified version from the original is that the collected data is placed directly into groups without assembling core ideas. What was kept from the original, though, is the use of extensive team agreement in …show more content…
Western ideas of beauty are being internalized by those of Asian cultures, but the criticism from family members and perfectionism are some things that should be looked at to see how different cultures respond to them. Because of the spread of Western culture, food, and beauty ideals, I had heard that eastern cultures were being influenced by it and were developing disorders, like eating disorders, that were not as prevalent, if they existed at all. However, this article shows that it happing both in eastern cultures, and in those that moved to the States. The difference of culture impacts is interested, and should be looked into further in order to help. That is what I believe, and why I agree with the authors’