Bulimia and bulimic behaviour in middle adolescence: more common than thought?

Kaltiala-Heino, R.; Rissanen, Aila; Rimpelä, Matti; Rantanen, Päivi

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10911.x

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“…In black and white women with binge eating disorder, physical abuse at all severity levels was significantly more common than in the matched healthy comparison groups. Moreover, having been bullied by peers was associated significantly with binge eating disorder in both ethnic groups, consistent with the results of a survey of secondary school students (21) that found that binge eating was associated with bullying by peers. In both ethnic groups, childhood physical abuse and bullying by peers were found to be associated with general risk for the development of mental disorders rather than representing unique risk factors for the development of binge eating disorder.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Research on the adverse mental health effects of childhood physical abuse has underscored its public health importance (18,19). Physical bullying by peers is another form of abuse that is gaining attention, given data documenting its relationship to adverse mental health outcomes (20), including binge eating (21). Finally, studies of health and psychological problems among black Americans have identified discrimination based on ethnicity as an important ethnicity-specific risk factor (22,23).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Abuse, Bullying, and Discrimination as Risk Factors for Binge Eating Disorder

Striegel‐Moore¹,

Dohm²,

Pike³

et al. 2002

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confidence: 78%

Section: (Am J Psychiatry 2002; 159:1902-1907)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Abuse, Bullying, and Discrimination as Risk Factors for Binge Eating Disorder

Striegel‐Moore¹,

Dohm²,

Pike³

et al. 2002

AJP

156

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“…Weight teasing history was a unique predictor of drive for thinness, even when assessed alongside other predictors: frequency of appearance comparison and internalization of societal values of thinness (Stormer & Thompson, 1996). In a Finnish study of nearly 9,000 adolescents (14 -16 years old), girls who had been bullied at school at least weekly were over twice as likely, and bullied boys were 10 times as likely, to meet criteria for bulimia (Kaltiala-Heino, Rissanen, Rimpela, & Rantanen, 1999). Adolescents with bulimia also had a higher BMI than did those without bulimia, though the correlation between weight and bullying was not examined in this investigation.…”

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Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation's children.

Puhl¹,

Latner²

2007

Psychological Bulletin

1,105

934

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Preventing childhood obesity has become a top priority in efforts to improve our nation's public health. Although much research is needed to address this health crisis, it is important to approach childhood obesity with an understanding of the social stigma that obese youths face, which is pervasive and can have serious consequences for emotional and physical health. This report reviews existing research on weight stigma in children and adolescents, with attention to the nature and extent of weight bias toward obese youths and to the primary sources of stigma in their lives, including peers, educators, and parents. The authors also examine the literature on psychosocial and physical health consequences of childhood obesity to illustrate the role that weight stigma may play in mediating negative health outcomes. The authors then review stigma-reduction efforts that have been tested to improve attitudes toward obese children, and they highlight complex questions about the role of weight bias in childhood obesity prevention. With these literatures assembled, areas of research are outlined to guide efforts on weight stigma in youths, with an emphasis on the importance of studying the effect of weight stigma on physical health outcomes and identifying effective interventions to improve attitudes.

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“…In particular, studies indicate that bullying experiences are associated with disordered eating, namely among adolescent girls (Engström & Norring, 2002;Gilbert, 2002;Gilbert & Thompson, 2002;Kaltiala-Heino, Rissanen, Rimpela, & Rantanen, 1999;Menzel et al, 2010). Also, there is evidence suggesting that bullying is associated with adolescents' negative perceptions that their body is the target of criticism from others (Lunde, Frisén, & Hwang, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

Can Self-Reassurance Buffer against the Impact of Bullying? Effects on Body Shame and Disordered Eating in Adolescence

Duarte

Pinto‐Gouveia

2016

J Child Fam Stud

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Bullying experiences are associated with body image and eating-related problems. Nonetheless, research on possible resilience factors is scant. The current study tested a path model examining the association between emotional memories of experiences of warmth and safeness, and self-reassuring abilities, and whether these abilities moderate the impact of bullying experiences on body image shame and eating psychopathology.We tested this model in a nonclinical sample of 609 adolescent girls aged 12-18 years. The examined model accounted for 22% of body image shame variance and 51% of eating psychopathology variance. Memories of warmth and safeness were significantly associated with self-reassurance, and negatively linked to body image shame and eating psychopathology. Self-reassurance significantly moderated the association between bullying experiences and both body image shame and eating psychopathology. The present findings suggest the relevance of assessing the quality of interpersonal experiences reported by adolescents and their potential association with self-reassuring abilities. Moreover, these results suggest that the ability to reassure and soothe the self may have a buffering effect against the negative impact of bullying experiences on adolescents' body image and eating behaviours.

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Bulimia and bulimic behaviour in middle adolescence: more common than thought?

Abstract: Bulimia and bulimic eating behaviour appear to be more common than was previously thought in middle adolescence, and also among boys. Bulimia deserves more attention in younger age groups than main risk groups so far considered.

Cited by 48 publications

References 30 publications

Abuse, Bullying, and Discrimination as Risk Factors for Binge Eating Disorder

Abuse, Bullying, and Discrimination as Risk Factors for Binge Eating Disorder

Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation's children.

Can Self-Reassurance Buffer against the Impact of Bullying? Effects on Body Shame and Disordered Eating in Adolescence

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