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Direct linkBeam, Minna R.; Servaty-Seib, Heather L.; Mathews, Laura – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2004
To examine the eating-related cognitions and behaviors of college-age women who had experienced parental death, parental divorce, or neither loss condition, we recruited 48 women from science and social science departments at a state university in the Southeast. All participants completed the Mizes Anorectic Cognitions Scale (MAC) and the Bulimia…
Descriptors: Females, Grief, Death, Predictor Variables
Our Children, 1998
Examines facts about eating disorders, which typically affect females in their teens, discussing the causes of anorexia and bulimia, describing their effects on the body, and explaining available treatment. Though eating disorders are very serious and potentially fatal, they are treatable. Treatment includes physician evaluation, possible…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits
Natenshon, Abigail H. – Our Children, 2000
Discusses the role of families and schools in preventing eating disorders in children and adolescents, explaining that eating disorders are not just about food, but rather a misuse of food to resolve emotional problems; describing various primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention methods; and offering strategies for educators (activism and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Eating Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
