Growing Up Female: Navigating Body Image, Eating, and Depression.

Graber, Julia A.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne

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ERIC Number: EJ540529

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Growing Up Female: Navigating Body Image, Eating, and Depression.

Graber, Julia A.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne

Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, v5 n2 p76-80 Sum 1996

Describes the dramatic increase in eating and depressive disorders experienced by significant numbers of girls as they pass through puberty. The Adolescent Study Program followed girls with eating and depressive problems across the entire adolescent decade. Discusses characteristics which are predictive of more intense problems while suggesting interventions. (LSR)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Anorexia Nervosa, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Body Image, Bulimia, Depression (Psychology), Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Emotional Problems, Females, Psychological Patterns, Puberty, Self Concept, Self Destructive Behavior, Self Esteem

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Language: English

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Note: Special theme issue on "Courage for Troubled Girls."