Development of Eating Problems in Adolescent Girls: A Longitudinal Study.

Attie, Ilana; Brooks-Gunn, J.

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ERIC Number: EJ387693

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Publication Date: 1989

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Development of Eating Problems in Adolescent Girls: A Longitudinal Study.

Attie, Ilana; Brooks-Gunn, J.

Developmental Psychology, v25 n1 p70-79 Jan 1989

In a study of eating problems in adolescent girls, researchers saw 193 White adolescent females and their mothers in the girls' middle school years and two years later. Examined was the emergence of eating problems as a function of pubertal growth, body image, personality development, and family relationships. (RH)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Eating Habits, Family Relationship, Females, Longitudinal Studies, Negative Attitudes, Personality Development, Predictor Variables, Psychopathology, Puberty

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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