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Abstract
Subclinical eating disorders are common in adolescent women. In this study the severity of disturbed eating and its psychological correlates were examined in 207 college freshmen. The results indicated that 9% fell into the probable bulimic or dieter at-risk categories, 23% were classified as intensive dieters, 17% as casual dieters, and over half (51%) of the sample was classified as non-dieters. Depression, dysfunctional thinking, and disturbed eating attitudes were found to correlate with the severity of eating pathology. Support was found for the continuity hypothesis of eating disorders. Copyright 1999 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10462429 DOI: 10.1006/jado.1999.0230
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc ISSN: 0140-1971