Dieting, binge eating, and some of their correlates among secondary school girls

Huon, Gail F.

doi:10.1002/1098-108x(199403)15:2<159::aid-eat2260150207>3.0.co;2-2

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“…These findings support a large body of literature that has consistently found that weight loss is the most common body change strategy employed by female adolescents (Fox et al, 1994;Huon, 1994). However, the findings also demonstrate that male adolescents were more concerned with building muscle tone rather than weight loss and weight gain behaviors.…”

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Development of Body Modification and Excessive Exercise Scales for Adolescents

McCabe¹,

Vincent

2002

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The present study was designed to develop a Body Modification Scale (BMS) to measure body change among adolescents and to modify an Excessive Exercise Scale (EES) into a shorter form for adolescents. Two hundred and twenty-one girls and 192 boys from Grades 7 to 10 completed the BMS and the EES. Factor analysis revealed three identical factors for the BMS for girls and boys: weight loss, weight gain, and muscle mass. Two identical factors for girls and boys were also revealed for the EES. Both factor structures were further validated on a separate sample of 286 adolescents (140 girls, 146 boys). The BMS and EES demonstrated excellent reliability (alpha > .86) and high test-retest reliability (alpha > .82) over 1 month. Good concurrent validity was also found for the weight loss factor of the BMS. These findings demonstrate the utility of these two scales for use with adolescents.

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confidence: 85%

Development of Body Modification and Excessive Exercise Scales for Adolescents

McCabe¹,

Vincent

2002

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“…According to the literature, 70% of American women and 48% of Spanish women would like to be thinner, 19 and 50% of Australian women would like to weigh 7 kg less. 20 National studies on the topic have shown that 28.1% of Brazilian medical students feel fat even when they are normal weight 10 ; in addition, two thirds of the population assessed in Pelotas (RS) either would like to weigh less or feel fat, when in fact only one third of 18 -Rev Psiquiatr Rio Gd Sul. 2011;33 (1) Eating disorders in health science students -PEREIRA ET AL.…”

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confidence: 99%

Eating disorders among health science students at a university in southern Brazil

Pereira

Schuelter-Trevisol

Quevedo

et al. 2011

Rev. psiquiatr. Rio Gd. Sul

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Objectives: To analyze eating disorders among female university students and to assess the frequency of bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and inappropriate weight loss strategies in this population. Methods: The sample comprised 214 female university students attending different health science programs at a university in southern Brazil, aged over 18 years, assessed using self-administered questionnaires. The 26-item version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE), and a supplementary questionnaire covering data on weight status and inappropriate weight loss strategies were used to assess dietary abnormalities. Results: Mean age (± standard deviation) was 21±9.93 years, and mean body mass index (BMI) was 21.1±2.59. Among the respondents, 72.9% said they would like to weigh less, 29% reported the use of different weight loss methods (diuretics were the most common, followed by laxatives, amphetamine-derived drugs, and self-induced vomiting). With regard to EAT-26 scores, 22.4% (95%CI 17.7-27.1) revealed abnormal feeding patterns; BITE indicated that 9.8% (95%CI 6.5-13.1) were at risk for developing bulimia and 36.9% (95%CI 31.5-42.3) required clinical evaluation. Mean BMI was lower among students with normal scores on both tests, but no association was found between BMI and satisfaction with own weight. Conclusion: There was a strong trend toward eating disorders in the health science students assessed, as demonstrated by EAT-26 and BITE scores; inadequate weight loss strategies are frequently used as well. Keywords: Eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, students, health occupations. ResumoObjetivos: Analisar a presença de transtornos alimentares em universitárias e avaliar a frequência dos quadros de bulimia, anorexia nervosa e estratégias inadequadas para emagrecimento na amostra estudada. Métodos: Foram estudadas 214 universitárias matriculadas em diferentes cursos da área da saúde em uma universidade do sul do Brasil, com idade igual ou superior a 18 anos; a avaliação se deu por meio de questionários autoaplicáveis. A frequência de padrões alimentares anormais foi avaliada de acordo com os escores das versões em português do Eating Attitudes Test, versão de 26 itens (EAT-26), do Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE), e um questionário complementar com itens sobre a situação ponderal e estratégias inadequadas utilizadas para emagrecer. Resultados: As estudantes tinham média (± desvio padrão) de idade de 21±9,93 anos e índice de massa corporal (IMC) médio de 21,1±2,59. Entre as participantes, 72,9% afi rmaram que gostariam de pesar menos e 29% relataram o uso de estratégias inadequadas para emagrecer (o uso de diurético foi o mais frequente, seguido de laxantes, derivados de anfetaminas e vômitos induzidos). De acordo com a pontuação do EAT-26, 22,4% das estudantes (IC95% 17,7-27,1) apresentaram padrão alimentar anormal. Já o BITE indicou que 9,8% (IC95% 6,5-13,1) se encontravam no grupo com grande possibilidade de bulimia e 36,9 (IC95% 31,5-42,3) a...

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“…As a result, women who do not meet the ideal standards (discussed later) demonstrate a greater dissatisfaction with their bodies than women closer to the ideal. More dieting and body dissatisfaction were reported by girls furthest from the ideal fi gure, larger girls especially (Huon, 1994).…”

Section: Body Shapementioning

confidence: 99%