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Peer reviewedGraber, Julia A.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Examined eating disorders in 116 adolescent girls drawn from private school students in a metropolitan area and followed over an 8-year period. Over 25% of the sample identified a serious eating problem. Eating problem patterns were associated with earlier pubertal maturation and higher body fat; concurrent psychological disturbances; subsequent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Females
