Wearing of the hijab is associated with lower eating disorder (ED) attitudes and behaviors in women. However, this potential buffering role of the hijab has been questioned in countries, such as Iran, where its wearing is compulsory. Further, cross-cultural comparisons between disordered eating behaviors and correlates in Iranian and U.S. women are lacking. This study examines social-cognitive correlates of disordered eating in U.S. and Iranian women, comparing rates of ED- related social comparison and eating pathology. College women in the U.S. (n = 180) and Iran (n = 384) completed the Body, Eating, and Exercise Comparison Orientation Measure (BEECOM) and the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in one session. One-way analyses of covariance and partial correlations were used to test the mean differences and inter-correlations between the variables among U.S. and Iranian women. U.S. women endorsed higher BEECOM scores and higher levels of overvaluation of weight and shape and dietary restraint compared to Iranians. Most BEECOM subscales and disordered eating symptoms were inter-correlated in each culture. The tendency to engage in exercise comparison was not significantly correlated with excessive exercise for U.S. women. Correlations between variables were stronger for U.S. women compared to Iranian women. While the ED-related social comparison levels were higher for U.S. women, the typical Western patterns of social comparison and disordered eating extend to Iranian women. Eating disorder-related social comparison is a recommended clinical target in both Eastern and Western cultures.

戴头巾与女性较低的饮食失调 (ED) 态度和行为有关。然而，头巾的这种潜在缓冲作用在伊朗等国家受到质疑，在这些国家，头巾是强制性的。此外，缺乏对伊朗和美国女性无序饮食行为及其相关性之间的跨文化比较。这项研究检查了美国和伊朗女性饮食失调的社会认知相关性，比较了与 ED 相关的社会比较和饮食病理学的比率。美国（n  = 180）和伊朗（n = 384) 一次完成了身体、饮食和运动比较定向测量 (BEECOM) 和饮食失调检查问卷 (EDE-Q)。协方差和偏相关的单向分析被用来测试美国和伊朗女性变量之间的平均差异和相互关系。与伊朗人相比，美国女性的 BEECOM 得分更高，对体重和体型的高估以及饮食限制也更高。大多数 BEECOM 分量表和饮食失调症状在每种文化中都是相互关联的。对于美国女性来说，进行运动比较的倾向与过度运动没有显着相关性。与伊朗女性相比，美国女性的变量之间的相关性更强。虽然美国女性与 ED 相关的社会比较水平较高，典型的西方社会比较和无序饮食模式延伸到伊朗妇女。饮食失调相关的社会比较是东西方文化中推荐的临床目标。