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An Examination of Drunkorexia, Greek Affiliation, and Alcohol Consumption
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Ward, Rose Marie; Galante, Marina; Trivedi, Rudra; Kahrs, Juliana – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2015
The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between Greek affiliation, the College Life Alcohol Salience Scale, alcohol consumption, disordered eating, and drunkorexia (i.e., using disordered eating practices as compensation for calories consumed through alcohol). A total of 349 college students (254 females, 89 males) participated in the…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Sororities, Fraternities
Sociocultural Experiences of Bulimic and Non-Bulimic Adolescents in a School-Based Chinese Sample
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Jackson, Todd; Chen, Hong – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2010
From a large school-based sample (N = 3,084), 49 Mainland Chinese adolescents (31 girls, 18 boys) who endorsed all DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa (BN) or sub-threshold BN and 49 matched controls (31 girls, 18 boys) completed measures of demographics and sociocultural experiences related to body image. Compared to less symptomatic peers, those…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Females, Self Concept, Eating Disorders
Variation in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Identification and Features of Latent Classes in a College Population of Emerging Adults
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Whitlock, Janis; Muehlenkamp, Jennifer; Eckenrode, John – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
Prior studies of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) suggest the existence of multiple NSSI typologies. Using data from 2,101 university students, this study employed latent class analysis to investigate NSSI typologies. Results show a good fitting 3-class solution with distinct quantitative and qualitative differences. Class 1 was composed largely of…
Descriptors: Females, Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, College Students
The Effects of Peer Influence on Disordered Eating Behavior
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Meyer, Tiffany A.; Gast, Julie – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
Peer influence has been found to be correlated with a host of harmful health behaviors. However, little research has been conducted investigating the relationship between peer influence and disordered eating. The present study surveyed 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade girls and boys using the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and Inventory of Peer…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Eating Disorders, Health Behavior, Peer Relationship
The Effects of Gender and Family, Friend, and Media Influences on Eating Behaviors and Body Image during Adolescence
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Ata, Rheanna N.; Ludden, Alison Bryant; Lally, Megan M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
The current study expands upon body image research to examine how gender, self-esteem, social support, teasing, and family, friend, and media pressures relate to body image and eating-related attitudes and behaviors among male and female adolescents (N = 177). Results indicated that adolescents were dissatisfied with their current bodies: males…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Adolescents, Gender Differences
Influences on Body Image and Disordered Eating among Secondary School Students
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Thatcher, William; Rhea, Deborah – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
This study examined whether behavioral differences (exercise, dieting, changing eating habits, taking pills, or vomiting/taking laxatives to lose weight) exist when identifying the major influencing factors (media, family, friends, teacher/coach, and doctor/nurse) among Black and White men's and women's self-perceptions of body weight. Respondents…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Self Concept, At Risk Students