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Direct linkRobert Booker; Riley Galloway; Melinda Novik; Raymond Jones; Megan E. Holmes – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: 'Drunkorexia' is characterized by compensating for alcohol-related calories using physical activity (PA). Drunkorexia is common on college campuses but little is known about the PA behaviors within the drunkorexia paradigm. Methods: First-year college students living on campus completed an online survey collecting drunkorexia, PA, and…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Physical Activity Level, Gender Differences
Larissa A. McGarrity; Robyn L. Shepardson; Kate B. Carey; Michael P. Carey – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine whether sexual assault prospectively predicts unhealthy weight management behaviors in college women. Method: Participants were female college students (N = 483) with monthly assessments across the first year, including the frequency and severity of sexual assault and unhealthy weight management behaviors. Results: Frequency…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Crime, Females, College Students
Lei, Xiaojing; Bussey, Kay; Hay, Phillipa; Mond, Jonathan; Trompeter, Nora; Lonergan, Alexandra; Mitchison, Deborah – Journal of School Violence, 2020
The aims of the current study were to provide the first Australian prevalence estimates of sexual harassment in adolescents, explore gender differences in form and frequency of harassment, and investigate demographic and weight status correlates. A total of 4098 adolescents (47.3% boys), aged 11 to 19 years from government and non-government…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Sexual Harassment, High School Students
Baker, Jessica H.; Higgins Neyland, M. K.; Thornton, Laura M.; Runfola, Cristin D.; Larsson, Henrik; Lichtenstein, Paul; Bulik, Cynthia – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Body dissatisfaction is a significant mental health symptom present in adolescent girls and boys. However, it is often either disregarded in adolescent boys or examined using assessments that may not resonate with males. The present study addresses these issues, examining the manifestation, etiology, and correlates of 3 facets of body…
Descriptors: Males, Human Body, Self Concept, Muscular Strength
Blackstone, Sarah R.; Johnson, Aimee K.; Sutton, Debra – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
Background: Limited research exists on mental health correlates of behaviors of weight-conscious drinking (BWCD) and students' perceptions of how BWCD should be addressed. Purpose: The objectives were to (1) examine BWCD and different aspects of mental health and (2) gain insight into students' perceptions of such behaviors and potential…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Mental Health, Drinking, Student Attitudes
Zaina, Fabio; Donzelli, Sabrina; Lusini, Monia; Vismara, Luca; Capodaglio, Paolo; Neri, Laura; Negrini, Stefano – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
A recent study suggests a correlation between idiopathic scoliosis in adolescence and eating disorders. However, this does not correspond with our clinical experience in the same population. The aim of this study was to verify the correlation between scoliosis and eating disorders in adolescence. A cross-sectional study was designed including 187…
Descriptors: Females, Eating Disorders, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
Franko, Debra L.; Thompson-Brenner, Heather; Thompson, Douglas R.; Boisseau, Christina L.; Davis, Angela; Forbush, Kelsie T.; Roehrig, James P.; Bryson, Susan W.; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Crow, Scott J.; Devlin, Michael J.; Gorin, Amy A.; Grilo, Carlos M.; Kristeller, Jean L.; Masheb, Robin M.; Mitchell, James E.; Peterson, Carol B.; Safer, Debra L.; Striegel, Ruth H.; Wilfley, Denise E.; Wilson, G. Terence – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Recent studies suggest that binge eating disorder (BED) is as prevalent among African American and Hispanic Americans as among Caucasian Americans; however, data regarding the characteristics of treatment-seeking individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups are scarce. The purpose of this study was to investigate racial/ethnic…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Minority Groups, Racial Differences, Body Composition
Starkey, Karina; Wade, Tracey – Clinical Psychologist, 2010
Girls with Type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [IDDM]) have been identified to be at an increased risk for developing bulimia nervosa (BN) and subthreshold eating disorders. The co-occurrence of these conditions can severely compromise the physical health of these individuals and can even accelerate mortality. The use of a unique…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Prevention, Eating Disorders
Buser, Juleen K. – Professional School Counseling, 2010
School counselors play an important role in identifying and intervening with students struggling with disordered eating (e.g., Bardick et al., 2004). Research has shown that American Indian adolescents report higher rates of certain disordered eating behaviors than other racial groups. The literature on the prevalence and etiology of disordered…
Descriptors: American Indians, Adolescents, Etiology, School Counseling
Bilali, Aggeliki; Galanis, Petros; Velonakis, Emmanuel; Katostaras, Theofanis – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of abnormal eating attitudes among Greek adolescents and identify possible risk factors associated with these attitudes. Design: Cross-sectional, school-based study. Setting: Six randomly selected schools in Patras, southern Greece. Participants: The study population consisted of 540 Greek students aged 13-18…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Incidence, Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons
DeLeel, Marissa L.; Hughes, Tammy L.; Miller, Jeffrey A.; Hipwell, Alison; Theodore, Lea A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Eating disorder research has predominantly focused on White adolescent females. More recent research suggests that eating disorders occur in various racial and age groups. The current study examines prevalence and stability of body image dissatisfaction and eating disturbance in 9- and 10-year-old girls and whether there is variability by racial…
Descriptors: Race, Females, Self Concept, Eating Disorders
Fournier, Mary E.; Austin, S. Bryn; Samples, Cathryn L.; Goodenow, Carol S.; Wylie, Sarah A.; Corliss, Heather L. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Previous research has shown that youth who are homeless engage in high-risk behaviors. However, there has been little information published on nutritional and physical activity behaviors in this population, and studies comparing homeless youth in school with their non-homeless peers are scarce. This study compares weight-related risk…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Health Behavior, Risk, Body Weight
Goossens, Lien; Soenens, Bart; Braet, Caroline – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
The objective of this article was to investigate the prevalence and psychological correlates of binge eating among adolescents. Self-report questionnaires were administered to a community sample of 708 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 14 years). Adolescents reporting loss of control over eating (17% of the sample) reported more eating pathology and…
Descriptors: Incidence, Eating Disorders, Pathology, Adolescents
Skemp-Arlt, Karen M. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2006
Body image dissatisfaction and eating disturbances are prevalent among youths and are beginning at an increasingly younger age. The glorification of the ideal, thin body type surrounds youths, in direct contrast to the increasing rates of overweight and obesity among the same population. The messages that children and adolescents are receiving are…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Children, Adolescents
Moya, Tatiana; Fleitlich-Bilyk, Bacy; Goodman, Robert – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
A representative sample of 7-14-year-old young people in southeast Brazil (N=1251) was assessed using standardized parent and youth interviews, thereby identifying an "at-risk" group of young people who met one or more DSM-IV criteria for anorexia and/or bulimia nervosa. These young people were compared with an age and gender matched…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons
