Cel pracyCelem badania pilotażowego było określenie nasilenia Syndromu gotowości anorektycznej w populacji dzieci od 8 do 17 roku życia, zmodyfikowanym narzędziem pod nazwą SGA-12.MetodaZastosowano następujące narzędzia: inwentarz Syndromu gotowości anorektycznej SGA-12, służący rozpoznawaniu skłonności anorektycznych u młodzieży w wieku od 8 do17 lat, inwentarz Eating Disorders in Youth – Questionnaire, EDY-Q autorstwa A. Hilbert i Z. van Dyck przeznaczony do pomiaru zaburzeń odżywiania u dzieci oraz metryczkę, w której respondenci podawali następujące informacje: data urodzenia, płeć, choroby przewlekłe, wzrost i masa ciała.WynikiW badanej próbie odnotowano większe nasilenie SGA u chłopców niż u dziewcząt. Wyższe wartości gotowości anorektycznej zaobserwowano u osób aktywnych sportowo i o niższym wskaźniku masy ciała. Inwentarz SGA-12 nie koreluje z EDY-Q-PL, ale I czynnik – „tendencje i sentencje anorektyczne” wykazuje istotne związki z sumą wyników w EDY-Q-PL.WnioskiWydaje się, że inwentarz SGA-12 może w większym stopniu niż dotychczasowe narzędzie przyczynić się do identyfikowania dzieci i młodzieży (w tym chłopców) ujawniających SGA, a przy tym pozwala ustalić nasilenie zachowań anorektycznych w ramach dwóch czynników, wskazując jednocześnie obszary interwencji psychoprofilaktycznej.

The aim of the present study was to develop and validate the Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Questionnaire—Parents Report (ARFID-Q-PR), a new tool to diagnose ARFID, based on a report submitted by Polish mothers of children aged 2 to 10 years. In total, 167 mothers of boys and girls aged 2 to 10 participated in the study. We used the ARFID-Q-PR and the Nine Items Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen—Parents Report (NIAS-PR). In addition, all mothers were asked to provide information on age, sex, height and weight, chronic somatic diseases, neurodevelopmental and mental disorders as well as intellectual disability of their children. Results of the reliability analysis demonstrated that the ARFID-Q-PR had adequate internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.84). The stability of the ARFID-Q-PR factorial structure was confirmed. It is composed of three subscales: (1) attitudes to food; (2) justification for restrictions; (3) somatic symptoms. Our findings demonstrated that the ARFID-Q-PR total score was positively associated with the NIAS-PR total score. In addition, children with developmental and mental disorders substantially demonstrated more ARFID symptoms than did the children in the general population. The Polish version ARFID-Q-PR can be used to recognize the ARFID symptoms in young children by the main feeder in the family—mother or father.

Introduction:Anorexic Readiness Syndrome (ARS) is a construct of prophylactic importance, useful in the selection of people showing a tendency to use restrictive diets and increased concentration on the body. The aim of the research was to verify the significance of the type of physical activity, body perception and familism for the development of ARS.Material and Method: The research was carried out in the first half of 2021on a sample of 163 girls. It consisted of: (1) physically inactive girls (n = 48), (2) physically active girls in disciplines other than aesthetic (n = 69), (3) girls engaged in aesthetic physical activity (n = 46). The study used: Anorexic Readiness Syndrome Questionnaire (ARS-12), Familism Scale (FS) and Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire (BIAQ).Results: The highest average ARS score was recorded in the group of girls engaged in aesthetic activity. A significant difference in the severity of ARS occurs between people who do not engage in activity and those who practice aesthetic activity. The severity of ARS rises as the difference between real and ideal body weight increases. People active in aesthetic disciplines who obtained a high score on the Respect scale (FS subscale) have a lower ARS score than those physically active in other disciplines who obtained low scores on the Respect scale. The higher the score on the Material success and achievement scale (FS), the greater the ARS intensity in all subgroups. What is much more important in shaping ARS is the perception of your body. The focus on eating and body weight and Clothing and appearance (BIAQ subscales) are relevant to the ARS and moderate the relationship between Material success (FS subscale) and anorexic readiness.Conclusions: People engaging in aesthetic physical activity are more likely to suffer from ARS. The family can certainly prevent a child from developing anorexic readiness by shaping a sense of community and family identity, a clear division of roles, limiting the importance of materialism and competition in raising children. The prevention of ARS and eating disorders should also focus on strengthening the realistic assessment of body parameters and their acceptance, as well as promoting strategies for healthy weight control.

The paper undertakes the issues of epidemiology, conditions, and treatment of eating disorders in men, which are not widely recognised both in Polish and international research. The text is based on desk research analysis of research reports on eating disorders. Authors discuss the issue of eating disorders in the context of gender, indicating that the clinical picture of them (including the perception of one's own body, the ways and motives for striving for a perfect figure) is mainly related to the stereotypical roles and tasks that society and culture impose on men and women. The empirical material analysis allows us to assume that ED symptoms in men are more often (than in the case of women) related to (self) stigmatisation, diagnosis difficulty, coexistent dimorphic disorders, substance addictions, and more significant physical activity.ty.