Risk Factors for the Development of Bulimic Symptoms in High School Girls: A One-Year Longitudinal Study |
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Authors: | Leslie G. Womble Donald A. Williamson Susan B. Netemeyer Richard G. Netemeyer |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803;(2) Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, 70401 |
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Abstract: | This 1-year longitudinal study tested risk factors for the prediction of bulimic symptoms in 148 high school girls. Overconcern with body shape and size was found to be the most significant predictor of bulimic symptoms 1 year later. The perception of media promoting a thin ideal body size, body dissatisfaction, depression, and concern for physical appearance were found to predict the presence of weight concerns 1 year later. Concerns about body size, depression, perceptions about social pressures to be thin, teasing about weight and self-esteem were found to covary with improvement and worsening of bulimic symptoms. The finding that body size concerns were most highly predictive of worsening of bulimic symptoms confirms the importance of this variable in the etiology of eating disorders. The importance of these findings for the design of prevention programs for eating disorders was discussed. |
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Keywords: | risk factors bulimia nervosa high school girls |
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