Is Puberty a Risk Factor for Eating Disorders?

Killen, Joel D.; Hayward, Chris; Litt, Iris F.; Hammer, Lawrence D.; Wilson, Darrell M.; Miner, Brienne; Taylor, C. Barr; Varady, Ann; Shisslak, Catherine M.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.1992.02160150063023

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“…Specifically, among both Black and White girls, early-onset menarche was associated with body image dissatisfaction and thinking about or actually engaging in efforts to lose weight. These findings are consistent with results reported by other investigators who studied White girls (Graber Brooks-Gun, Paikoff, & Warren, 1994;Graber, Lewinsohn, Seeley, & Brooks-Gunn, 1997;Hagward, Killen, Wilson, & Hammer, 1997;Killen et al, 1992). Our results also go beyond these previous investigations because they focus not only on the impact of early sexual development but also on the impact of late sexual development.…”

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“…For example, early-developing girls have been found to be shorter and relatively heavier (weight for height) than on-time or late-developing girls (Garn, Labelle, Rosenberg, & Hawthorne, 1986). These physical effects of early sexual maturation have been hypothesized to play a central role in the development of body image concerns and disordered eating (Killen et al, 1992(Killen et al, , 1994Smolak, Levine, & Gralen, 1993).…”

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Exploring the relationship between timing of menarche and eating disorder symptoms in black and white adolescent girls

Striegel‐Moore

McMahon

Biro

et al. 2001

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: This study examined the relationship between timing of sexual maturation and eating disorders symptoms in adolescent girls. Method: Data were collected over 10 years for a cohort of 1,213 Black girls and 1,166 White girls who were either 9 or 10 years old at study entry. Annually, girls' height and weight were measured and, biannually, girls completed self-report measures of eating disorders symptoms. Results: Early-onset menarche is a risk factor for the development of body image and dieting concerns, but the effect of timing is due to the impact of early and late maturation on body weight. Discussion: Findings underscore the importance of adiposity as a risk factor for poor mental health.

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confidence: 99%

Exploring the relationship between timing of menarche and eating disorder symptoms in black and white adolescent girls

Striegel‐Moore

McMahon

Biro

et al. 2001

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…7 Age and gender can be two of the main risk factors when it comes to developing ED. [8][9][10] Preteens, teens and young adults are more risky of developing eating disorders than older people. Eating disorders occur equally in males and females before puberty with the ratio increasing to approximately 1:10 during young adulthood.…”

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Eating disorders and anxiety among high school students in Western area of Turkey

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“…Puberty begins by a growth burst characterized by an important increase of body fat tissues. 11,13,14 Body fat increase is essential for sexual secondary characteristics and first menses occurrence. If the adolescent is already overweight or obese, puberty timing could be accelerated.…”

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The interaction role of obesity and pubertal timing on the psychosocial adjustment of adolescent girls: longitudinal data

Tremblay

2005

Int J Obes

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OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to verify the hypothesis that obesity is associated with pubertal timing, as both factors interact to predict psychosocial adjustment problems in girls. SUBJECTS: We selected 811 girls who had participated in a longitudinal study on a representative sample of French Canadian children from 1986 to 1997. METHOD: Only data collected between 1993 and 1996 were analyzed. We classified the participants into three weight categories (normal, overweight, and obese) and pubertal timing (early, on-time, or late-maturing) and compared their internalized and externalized problem behavior and conflict as well as their socioeconomic status. RESULT: We found that (1) early and late-maturing girls are more at risk of being overweight during the whole period of pubertal development as demonstrated by the increasing rate of obesity in these two groups between 11 and 13 y old, and (2) there was an interaction effect between pubertal timing and obesity in predicting problem behavior and conflict. Overweight and obese girls who developed faster or slower than their peers displayed more adjustment problems at 11 and 12 y old. At 13 y old, obesity predicted adjustment problems separately without regard to pubertal timing. Our results suggest that puberty timing is a risk factor for obesity and that both pubertal timing and being overweight predict adjustment problems during all the courses of pubertal development, supporting partially our hypothesis. CONCLUSION: Programs and interventions must take into account these two factors and adolescents should be monitored throughout all the periods of pubertal development.

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Is Puberty a Risk Factor for Eating Disorders?

Cited by 77 publications

References 16 publications

Exploring the relationship between timing of menarche and eating disorder symptoms in black and white adolescent girls

Exploring the relationship between timing of menarche and eating disorder symptoms in black and white adolescent girls

Eating disorders and anxiety among high school students in Western area of Turkey

The interaction role of obesity and pubertal timing on the psychosocial adjustment of adolescent girls: longitudinal data

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