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Gender differences regarding psychopathological, family and social characteristics in adolescents with abnormal
Luis Beato-Fernandez1, Teresa Rodriguez-Cano
1Eating Disorders Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Ciudad Real Hospital, Spain. LBEATO@terra.es
Objective:
(1) To identify gender differences regarding psychopathological, family and social characteristics in adolescents with abnormal eating behavior; (2) to study risk factors for this abnormal eating in boys and girls.
Method:
Adolescents participating in this community-based longitudinal study completed, at the age of 13 (t(1)) and 15 years (t(2)), a semi-structured interview and the validated Spanish versions of several self-reported questionnaires measuring eating and general psychopathology. A control group of 150 pupils and 159 adolescents with abnormal eating behavior were selected.
Results:
Girls with abnormal eating showed significantly more psychiatric morbidity and boys more social difficulties. Body dissatisfaction and psychiatric morbidity predicted abnormal eating at t(2) only in girls.
Discussion:
The findings contribute to the debate on gender differences in abnormal eating behavior etiology.
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