Three to four year prospective evaluation of personality and behavioral risk factors for later disordered eating in adolescent girls and boys

Findings of a 3- to 4-year prospective investigation of personality, temperament, and behavioral factors predictive of the later development of disordered eating in an adolescent population are presented. The sample consisted of 726 girls and 698 boys who entered the study in grades 7-10 in year 1 o...

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Published in:	Journal of youth and adolescence Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 181 - 196
Main Authors:	LEON, G. R, FULKERSON, J. A, PERRY, C. L, KEEL, P. K, KLUMP, K. L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Springer 01-04-1999 Plenum Press Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies Behavior Behaviour Biological and medical sciences Bulimia Child psychology Children & youth Comorbidity Eating behavior Eating behavior disorders Eating disorders Females Girls Interviews Medical sciences Minnesota Miscellaneous Pathology Personality Predictors Psychological tests Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology Psychopathology. Psychiatry Puberty Questionnaires Smoking Students USA Human Affect affectivity Attitude Adolescent Risk factor Sex Personality Eating disorder Temperament Antecedent
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Summary:	Findings of a 3- to 4-year prospective investigation of personality, temperament, and behavioral factors predictive of the later development of disordered eating in an adolescent population are presented. The sample consisted of 726 girls and 698 boys who entered the study in grades 7-10 in year 1 or in grade 7 in year 2. Predictors of eating disorder risk score were determined separately by gender.
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ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1023/A:1021649314458