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Interactive Effects of Menarcheal Status and Dating on Dieting and Disordered Eating among Adolescent Girls.

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Cauffman, Elizabeth; Steinberg, Laurence – Developmental Psychology, 1996

Examined effects of three different aspects of heterosocial activity--mixed-sex activities, dating, and physical involvement with boys--on the diet patterns of adolescent girls. Found interaction between dating and menarcheal status in the prediction of dieting and disordered eating, with dating more strongly linked to dieting and disordered…

Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Body Image

Longitudinal Effects of Adolescent Girls' Pubertal Development, Perceptions of Pubertal Timing, and Parental Relations on Eating Problems.

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Swarr, Amy E.; Richards, Maryse H. – Developmental Psychology, 1996

Examined both concurrently and longitudinally the influence of pubertal development, perceptions of pubertal timing, and experience with parents on the development of eating problems in normal adolescent girls. Found that adolescent girls' positive relationships with both parents were related to healthier eating. Results suggest that the…

Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Body Image