Prevalence of body image disturbance in a female adolescent sample: A longitudinal study

Santonastaso, Paolo; Favaro, Angela; Ferrara, S. D.; Sala, Alessandra; Zanetti, Tatiana

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“…Some Western studies have observed this association over longer intervals [15,22,23], but findings are not always consistent [45,46]. Differences in ages of samples, outcome measures, and length of interval between assessment points are among the factors that may contribute to discrepancies.…”

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confidence: 92%

Identifying the eating disorder symptomatic in China: the role of sociocultural factors and culturally defined appearance concerns

Jackson

Chen

2007

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Identifying the eating disorder symptomatic in China: the role of sociocultural factors and culturally defined appearance concerns

Jackson

Chen

2007

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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“…The hy pothesis that the Mediterranean diet and culture can be associated with lower rates of ED [20] seems to be con firmed. In Italy, as in other Western countries [29,30], while many adolescent girls aspire to be thin and experi ment with weight control [23], only a small percentage engages in severe weight control methods as ED patients do. As in other studies we have found that partial syn drome subjects are more common than full syndrome ED.…”

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“…One year later the sample was retested and reinterviewed and some schoolgirls who did not participate in the previous stages were evaluated. Some data on the longitudinal study are presented elsewhere [23].…”

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Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Italy: A Survey on a Sample of 16-Year-Old Female Students

Santonastaso¹,

Zanetti²,

Sala³

et al. 1996

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: To date, the number of epidemiological studies on eating disorders (ED) in Italy and in other Mediterranean countries is still limited. This study evaluated the eating attitudes and the prevalence of eating disorders in a sample of 359 16-year-old Italian schoolgirls. Methods: The study followed a two-stage procedure consisting in a first screening stage followed by clinical interviews. A third stage consisting in a case register study and a 1-year follow-up confirmed the importance of evaluating subjects who chose not to participate in the survey. Results: Prevalence rates found in our sample are consistent with those of other prevalence studies conducted on adolescent girls: 0% for anorexia nervosa, 0.5% for bulimia nervosa and 3.7% for ED not otherwise specified. Also some important features associated with the presence of an ED appeared to be present in Italian female students, as in Anglo-Saxon populations: the tendency towards denial that led to an overrepresentation of ED among nonrespondents, and the ascertainment that just a small proportion of people seeks help for ED. The Italian sample reported higher scores on eating attitudes test compared to Anglo-Saxon samples. Conclusions: No evidence of different rates of ED was found in our Italian sample in comparison with non-Mediterranean samples. The importance of using a two-stage design and a third control stage in prevalence studies is emphasized by our findings.

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“…Longitudinal studies have generally started in adolescence or young adulthood and have followed female participants over periods ranging from 6 months to 10 years (Attie & Brooks-Gunn, 1989;Button, Sonuga-Barke, Davies, & Thompson, 1996;Calam & Waller, 1998;Cattarin & Thompson, 1994;Graber, Brookes-Gunn, Paikoff, & Warren, 1994;Heatherton, Mahamedi, Striepe, Field, & Keel, 1997;Keel, Fulkerson, & Leon, 1996;Killen et al, 1996;Leon, Fulkerson, Perry, & Early-Zald, 1995;Patton, Johnson-Sabine, Wood, Mann, & Wakeling, 1990;Rosen, Compas, & Tacy, 1993;Santonastaso, Favaro, Ferrara, Sala, & Zanetti, 1995;Stice, 1998). These studies have found consistently that dieting behavior and high drive for thinness predict later eating disturbance and that high levels of body dissatisfaction or level of obesity have been predictive in about one half the studies examining them.…”

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A longitudinal study of the role of childhood temperament in the later development of eating concerns

Martin

Wertheim

Prior

et al. 2000

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Objective This study examined the relationship between childhood temperament and the later development of eating and body concerns in early adolescent children. Method The Australian Temperament Project has followed a cohort of children from birth, assessing temperament factors such as Negative Emotionality, Persistence, Approach/Withdrawal, and Activity. Using a longitudinal design, the study reports on the relationship between temperament measured from infancy onward and eating and body concerns at 12–13 years of age. Participants (597 girls, 631 boys) completed the Eating Disorders Inventory subscales Drive For Thinness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Bulimia, and an estimate of their current size. Parents described their child's temperament and body size. Results High Negative Emotionality and low Persistence were the factors most associated with risk status over time, particularly in girls. Discussion While it is unlikely that temperamental characteristics per se lead to disordered eating, it is argued that in combination with other risk factors, certain temperamental characteristics may increase vulnerability. © 2000 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 27: 150–162, 2000.

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Prevalence of body image disturbance in a female adolescent sample: A longitudinal study

Cited by 14 publications

References 30 publications

Identifying the eating disorder symptomatic in China: the role of sociocultural factors and culturally defined appearance concerns

Identifying the eating disorder symptomatic in China: the role of sociocultural factors and culturally defined appearance concerns

Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Italy: A Survey on a Sample of 16-Year-Old Female Students

A longitudinal study of the role of childhood temperament in the later development of eating concerns

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