
ERIC Number: EJ527257
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0886-2605
EISSN: N/A
Eating Disturbances and Incest.
Wonderlich, Stephen; And Others
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v11 n2 p195-207 Jun 1996
Studies the relationship between incest and bulimic behavior. Indicates incest victims are significantly more likely to binge, vomit, experience a loss of control over eating, and report body dissatisfaction than control subjects. Suggests incest may increase risk of bulimic behavior, and that eating problems may be a part of a larger pattern of dysfunctional efforts to regulate trauma-related emotional distress. (KW)
Descriptors: Adults, Body Image, Bulimia, Child Abuse, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Emotional Problems, Females, Incest, Psychological Patterns, Rape, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A