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Overeating and Binge Eating in Emerging Adulthood: 10-Year Stability and Risk Factors
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Goldschmidt, Andrea B.; Wall, Melanie M.; Zhang, Jun; Loth, Katie A.; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Overeating (eating an unusually large amount of food) and binge eating (overeating with loss of control [LOC]) predict adverse health consequences in adolescence. We aimed to characterize the stability of and risk factors for these distinct but interrelated constructs during critical developmental transitions. We used a population-based sample (n…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Surveys
Childhood ADHD Is Strongly Associated with a Broad Range of Psychiatric Disorders during Adolescence: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study
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Yoshimasu, Kouichi; Barbaresi, William J.; Colligan, Robert C.; Voigt, Robert G.; Killian, Jill M.; Weaver, Amy L.; Katusic, Slavica K. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: To evaluate associations between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comorbid psychiatric disorders using research-identified incident cases of ADHD and population-based controls. Methods: Subjects included a birth cohort of all children born 1976-1982 remaining in Rochester, MN after age five (n = 5,718). Among them we…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Personality Problems, Anxiety Disorders
Longitudinal Associations between Externalizing Behavior and Dysfunctional Eating Attitudes and Behaviors: A Community-Based Study
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Marmorstein, Naomi R.; von Ranson, Kristin M.; Iacono, William G.; Succop, Paul A. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007
This study investigated longitudinal associations between externalizing behavior and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors. Participants were girls drawn from the community-based Minnesota Twin Family Study and assessed at ages 11, 14, and 17. Cross-sectional correlations indicated that the strength of the associations between externalizing…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Eating Disorders, Behavior Problems, Attitudes
Multiple Sexual Victimizations among Adolescent Boys and Girls: Prevalence and Associations with Eating Behaviors and Psychological Health
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Ackard, Diann M.; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2003
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of sexual abuse, including multiple victimizations, among adolescents and to examine associations among history of sexual abuse, disordered eating behaviors and psychological health. The sample included 81,247 students (40,946 girls and 40,301 boys) in 9th and 12th grades in Minnesota public…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime, Adolescents, Eating Disorders
The Concurrence of Eating Disorders with Histories of Child Abuse among Adolescents.
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Hernandez, Jeanne – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1995
Examines the relationship between eating disorders and history of physical abuse, incest, and extrafamilial sexual abuse. Results of a survey of adolescents (n=6,224) indicate that eating disorders are correlated with all 3 types of abuse. Presence of an eating disorder also correlates with presence of other addictive behaviors, family history of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Child Abuse, Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders and Sexual Abuse among Adolescents.
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Hernandez, Jeanne – 1992
This study was conducted to examine the list of identifying factors and predictors of childhood physical abuse, extrafamilial sexual abuse, and incest among male and female adolescents in the general population. In 1989, a survey was administered to 6,224 9th and 12th grade students in public schools in Minnesota. The findings revealed that more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Child Abuse