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Published on: May 10, 2022
Adolescent nutritional and psychological patterns and risk for the development of an eating disorder
G R Leon1, C L Perry, C Mangelsdorf
1Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, 75 East River Road, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Abstract:
A group of 256 female and 248 male adolescent students were assessed regarding nutritional practices and psychological attitudes associated with the development of eating disorders. While the majority showed adequate nutritional practices, there was a high prevalence of dieting and the consumption of low-calorie foods among the girls. For boys, there was no relationship between a strong desire for thinness and restriction of foods high in calories; boys tended to report that hunger and positive affective states were related to overeating. A risk factor conception of nutritional and psychological precursors to the later development of an eating disorder was discussed.
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