My name is sarah and I am a student at wootton upper school. I am in the process of putting together my sociology coursework, in which I have to carry out a questionnaire. This will help me understand more about my topic and investigate further. The topic of my coursework is, �do images and articles in teenage magazines affect dieting practice in 14-16 year old girls?� if you would just take a few minutes to answer these questions I would be very grateful.


This questionnaire is completely anonymous.


What gender are you?

Male
female

how old are you?

10-13
14-16
17-20
over 20

approximately, how tall are you? (feet and inches)
5 or under
5.1 � 5.5
5.6 � 5.12
6 or over

approximately, how much do you weigh? (stone)
5 or under
6 � 7
7.1 � 8
8.1 � 9
9.1 -10
10.1 � 11
11.1 � 12
12.1 � 13
13.1 or over

what magazines do you read, if any?

Sugar
cosmo girl
bliss
j17
vogue
marie claire
none
other (please state) ______________________

have the images in magazines ever made you feel bad about yourself? (circle one)

(not at all) 1 2 3 4 5 6 (very much so)

have you ever considered dieting because of what you have seen in magazines or on tv? (circle one)

(not at all) 1 2 3 4 5 6 (very much so)

have you ever planned and carried out a diet after seeing or reading something in a magazine?

Yes
no

if yes, how much weight did you lose? (stone)
under one
1 � 2.13
3 � 4
more than 4 stone

are you happy with your weight?


(not at all) 1 2 3 4 5 6 (very much so)

if you circled 3 or under, would you prefer to be underweight or overweight?

Underweight
overweight

why? __________________________________________ __________________
__________________________________________ _______________________

what do you think influences eating disorders? (tick one only)
biological factors (personality types. Obsessive-compulsive and sensitive-avoidant, for example)
psychological factors (perfectionists, for example)
family factors
peers (i.E. Friends, bullies)
media factors
nothing/not sure

what weight do you think is appropriate for a girl, aged 15 with a height of 5�5?

_____ stone

Once again, thanks.