Abstract
The mediating role of Body Image (BI) dissatisfaction in the effect of Benevolent Sexism (BS) and Hostile Sexism (HS) on Disordered Eating Behaviors (DEB) in
women was studied. Data were collected between August 2021 and April 2022 in a public technical education institution located in the city of Cartago, Costa Rica. Four hundred, questionnaires were administered to female students at the institution through a Google Forms link sent to the participants’ institutional email addresses. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used. It was found that BI dissatisfaction mediated the entire effect of BS on REB. HS showed no direct or indirect effects.