Risk and protective factors for disturbed eating in adolescent girls: aspects of perfectionism and attitudes to eating and weight

Gustafsson, Sanna Aila,1972-Örebro universitet,Hälsoakademin,Psykiatriskt forskningscentrum (författare)

Risk and protective factors for disturbed eating in adolescent girls : aspects of perfectionism and attitudes to eating and weight

The aim of this study was to longitudinally examine the role of personal standards, self-evaluation, perceived benefits of thinness and attitudes to eating and weight in the development of healthy versus disturbed eating in adolescent girls. In a longitudinal study, girls who participated in two assessments, four to five years apart, were divided into three groups according to the attitudes to eating that they manifested at the second evaluation: those with disturbed eating patterns (DE-group, n = 49), those with intermediate concerns about eating (IE-group, n = 260) and those with healthy eating attitudes (HE-group, n = 120). Variables concerning attitudes to eating and weight and physical self-evaluation emerged as risk factors, whereas personal standards or self-evaluation in general did not. Protective factors were a low BMI, healthy eating attitudes, an accepting attitude towards body size and a positive self-evaluation, particularly with regard to physical and psychological characteristics. The results of this study contribute to the understanding of early risk and protective factors for eating disturbances in girls.

Edlund, BirgittaUppsala universitet,Vårdvetenskap,Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, Uppsala Universitet(Swepub:uu)birgedlu (författare)
Kjellin, LarsÖrebro universitet,Hälsoakademin(Swepub:oru)lkn (författare)
Norring, ClaesKarolinska Institutet,Center för psykiatriforskning, Karolinska institutet(Swepub:oru)csng (författare)
Örebro universitetHälsoakademin (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:European eating disorders reviewChichester : Wiley17:5, s. 380-3891072-41331099-0968

Av författaren/redakt...: Gustafsson, Sann ...; Edlund, Birgitta; Kjellin, Lars; Norring, Claes

Om ämnet

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP: MEDICIN OCH HÄLS ...; och Hälsovetenskap; och Omvårdnad

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP: MEDICIN OCH HÄLS ...; och Klinisk medicin; och Psykiatri

Av lärosätet: Uppsala universitet; Karolinska Institutet; Örebro universitet

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