Three to Four Year Prospective Evaluation of Personality and Behavioral Risk Factors for Later Disordered Eating in Adolescent Boys and Girls.

Leon, Gloria R.; Kulkerson, Jayne A.; Perry, Cheryl L.; Keel, Pamela K.; Klump, Kelly L.

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ERIC Number: EJ600498

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Three to Four Year Prospective Evaluation of Personality and Behavioral Risk Factors for Later Disordered Eating in Adolescent Boys and Girls.

Leon, Gloria R.; Kulkerson, Jayne A.; Perry, Cheryl L.; Keel, Pamela K.; Klump, Kelly L.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v28 n2 p181-96 Apr 1999

Studied personality, temperament, and behavioral factors as predictors of the development of eating disorders in 726 girls and 698 boys in junior high school when the 3-to-4-year study began. Discusses negative affect/attitudes as a generalized psychopathology vulnerability factor for disordered eating. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Eating Disorders, Negative Attitudes, Personality, Prediction, Psychopathology, Risk

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Research supported by Grant 1RO1-HD24700 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.