Body Image and Eating Behavior in Adolescent Girls

Moore, Douglas R.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.1988.02150100108038

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“…Some (Spitzer et al, 1992;Telch et al, 1988;Moore, 1988Moore, , 1989 but not all (De Zwaan, Nutzinger &, Schoenbeck, 1994;Striegel-Moore, Wilson, Wilfley, Elder & Brownell, 1998) previous studies, have reported positive associations between BMI and binge eating. We found that overweight children who report episodes of loss of control not only have greater body weight, and BMI but also have greater adiposity (determined by DXA) than those with no loss of control, regardless of the presence of overeating.…”

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“…Its onset is often traced by adults to late childhood or adolescence (Abbott et al, 1998) and surveys of adolescents suggest that it is highly prevalent among teens (Greenfeld, Quinlan, Harding, Glass & Bliss, 1987). In a questionnaire-based survey of children aged 12 to 22 years, binge eating, defined as "eating large amounts of food without stopping", was reported by 23.5% of junior high girls and 36.3% of high school girls, while boys had rates of 20% and 25%, respectively (Moore, 1988(Moore, , 1990. In this study, the prevalence of binge eating increased as weight increased.…”

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Loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychopathology in overweight children

Morgan

Yanovski

Nguyen

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Intl J Eating Disorders

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OBJECTIVE-To investigate the relationship between loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychological distress in a non-treatment sample of overweight children.METHOD-Based on self-reports of eating episodes, 112 overweight children, 6-10 y, were categorized using the Questionnaire of Eating and Weight Patterns -Adolescent Version into those describing episodes of loss of control over eating (LC), and those with no loss of control (NoLC). Groups were compared on measures of adiposity, dieting and eating behavior, and associated psychological distress.RESULTS-LC children (33.1%) were heavier and had greater amounts of body fat than NoLC children. They also had higher anxiety, more depressive symptoms, and more body dissatisfaction. 5.3% met questionnaire criteria for BED. Episodes of loss of control occurred infrequently, were often contextual, and involved usual meal foods. DISCUSSION-As in adults, overweight children reporting loss of control over eating have greater severity of obesity and more psychological distress than those with no such symptoms. It remains unknown whether children who endorse loss of control over eating before adolescence will be those who develop the greatest difficulties with binge eating or obesity in adulthood. KeywordsBinge eating; obesity; child; race; psychopathology Binge eating is a frequent behavior in overweight adults ( Loro & Orleans, 1981;Gormally, Black, Daston & Rardin, 1982;Marcus, Wing & Lamparski, 1985;Spitzer et al, 1992;Fairburn & Wilson, 1993;Grisset & Fitzgibbon, 1996;Robertson & Palmer, 1997), and is Author ManuscriptAuthor Manuscript Author ManuscriptAuthor Manuscript defined by the consumption of large amounts of food associated with a feeling of loss of control over eating (Fairburn & Wilson, 1993). A smaller proportion of individuals reporting binge eating meet criteria for binge eating disorder (BED), a research diagnostic category of the DSM IV that is characterized by recurrent binge-eating episodes associated with marked distress, but without inappropriate compensatory behaviors. The prevalence of BED in obese adults seeking weight loss treatment may be as high as 20% to 30% (Spitzer et al., 1992 while rates of BED in community samples have been estimated at somewhat less than 3% (Yanovski, 1999).In adults, binge eating is often associated with obesity (Telch, Agras & Rossiter, 1988;Smith, Marcus, Lewis, Fitzgibbon & Schreiner, 1998) and other disturbed eating behaviors. Besides having less ability to control eating behavior (Grisset & Fitzgibbon, 1996;Wadden, Foster, Letizia & Wilk, 1993;Kuehnel & Wadden, 1994), obese adults reporting binge eating also have greater concerns with body shape and weight (Marcus, Smith, Santilli, Kaye, 1992;Spitzer et al., 1993;Wilson, Nonas & Rosenblum, 1993), report an earlier onset of obesity and dieting, and describe a higher percentage of their lifetimes spent on a diet than non-binge eating obese individuals (Brody, Walsh & Devlin, 1994). Several studies have shown that obese adult binge eaters also report...

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Loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychopathology in overweight children

Morgan

Yanovski

Nguyen

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Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…Preference for the modern Western thin body image was clearly obvious in a subgroup of normal-weight females (37.5%), who expressed dissatisfaction with their weight status and wished to lose weight, as well as in nearly twothirds (61.9%) of the underweight females who did not want to gain weight. Western studies 14,25 have noted such attitudes to be predominantly prevalent among white adolescents and young adults whose concern for obesity exists irrespective of their body weight and level of nutritional knowledge 25 and is often the reason for inappropriate eating behavior. 14,25 In a fast-developing country like Saudi Arabia, where basic educational facilities for females were introduced barely three to four decades ago, one would expect to find varying attitudes for the ideal female body image, from the prevailing Arabian traditional concept of beauty in the obese as well as the Western cultural preference for thinness.…”

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“…Western studies 14,25 have noted such attitudes to be predominantly prevalent among white adolescents and young adults whose concern for obesity exists irrespective of their body weight and level of nutritional knowledge 25 and is often the reason for inappropriate eating behavior. 14,25 In a fast-developing country like Saudi Arabia, where basic educational facilities for females were introduced barely three to four decades ago, one would expect to find varying attitudes for the ideal female body image, from the prevailing Arabian traditional concept of beauty in the obese as well as the Western cultural preference for thinness. Such a situation calls for health awareness to correct distorted concepts of ideal body weight among the young female population.…”

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Overweight Status: Body Image and Weight Control Beliefs and Practices Among Female College Students

Rasheed

1999

Ann Saudi Med

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“…However, the obsession with thinness is not entirely good. Young adults, adolescents and even pre-teens tend to engage in a variety of behaviours in order to lose weight, some of which are very dangerous, in order to achieve what they perceive to be the ideal body size (Moore, 1988;Striegel-Moore, 2001;Ricciardelli & McCabe, 2001). …”

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Body image of adolescents in a multi-ethnic Caribbean population

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Objective: To examine the perceptions of body size among adolescents in Trinidad and to determine whether there were ethnic differences. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Secondary schools in Trinidad. Subjects: A stratified random sample of 1139 adolescents, aged 14 -17 y. Measurements: Silhouettes of different body sizes were used to determine perceptions of body size, while weights and heights were measured to determine actual body size. Results: A total of 1090 students (96% response rate) participated, comprising 578 (53%) females. The main ethnic groups were South Asian (49%), African (25%) and persons of mixed ethnicity (23%). The calculated body mass index (BMI) indicated that 14% were thin, 73% normal and 13% overweight; however there was a preponderance of thinness among South Asian males (28%). Whereas 68% of students correctly identified their body size, South Asian males were also more likely to overestimate their body size than the other adolescents, ie they were thinner than they thought. Overall, 64% of the sample was satisfied with their current size, but thin South Asians were more likely to be satisfied with their size than other thin adolescents (P ¼ 0.04), while overweight Africans were more likely to be satisfied than other overweight persons (P ¼ 0.03). The majority of the sample associated the normal body size with good health, but the majority also associated the overweight and obese silhouettes with wealth. In addition, 40% of them associated the male overweight and obese silhouettes with happiness. Conclusion: Although the prevalence of overweight=obesity was not high, the perception of the Trinidadian adolescent that obesity was associated with wealth, and to a lesser extent happiness, and the satisfaction of the overweight African females with their size, were all causes for concern.

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Body Image and Eating Behavior in Adolescent Girls

Cited by 57 publications

References 24 publications

Loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychopathology in overweight children

Loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychopathology in overweight children

Overweight Status: Body Image and Weight Control Beliefs and Practices Among Female College Students

Body image of adolescents in a multi-ethnic Caribbean population

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