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Tripp, Margaret M.; Petrie, Trent A. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 2001
Tested a model that hypothesized an indirect relationship between sexual abuse and eating disorders, with the effects of sexual abuse being mediated through bodily shame and body disparagement. Surveys of female undergraduate students indicated that 60 percent had been sexually abused, 8 percent had diagnosable eating disorders, and 72.7 percent…
Descriptors: Body Image, College Students, Eating Disorders, Females
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Bas, Murat; Asci, F. Hulya; Karabudak, Efsun; Kiziltan, Gul – Adolescence San Diego, 2004
This study examined the eating attitudes and psychological characteristics of Turkish late adolescents. Seven hundred eighty-three university students were administered the Eating Attitudes Test, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Social Physique Anxiety Scale. More than one in ten (9.2% of the males and 13.1% of the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Psychological Characteristics, Psychology
Patel, Meeta R.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Layer, Stacy A.; Coleman, Russell; Swartzwelder, Dana M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
This study examined packing (pocketing or holding accepted food in the mouth) in 3 children who were failing to thrive or had inadequate weight gain due to insufficient caloric intake. The results of an analysis of texture indicated that total grams consumed were higher when lower textured foods were presented than when higher textured foods were…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Nutrition, Food, Dietetics
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Lohiya, Gham-Shyam; Tan-Figueroa, Lilia; Van Le, Hung; Rusu, Lucia – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2005
A patient with pica and Lennox Gastaut syndrome suddenly refused oral intake. Neck radiographs revealed no foreign body. Barium swallow identified an irregular filling defect in the cervical esophagus. Esophagoscopy showed a gold ball-like object (half a lemon) 3 cm distal to the cricopharyngeus. This object had to be removed by esophagotomy after…
Descriptors: Prevention, Eating Disorders, Food, Surgery
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McAdam, David B.; Sherman, James A.; Sheldon, Jan B.; Napolitano, Deborah A. – Behavior Modification, 2004
The consumption of nonfood items (i. e., pica) frequently occurs in persons with developmental disabilities. Pica may result in the puncture or blockage of the digestive tract, infestation by gastrointestinal parasites, and can interfere with an individuals daily learning, occupational performance, and quality of life. Twenty-six published studies…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Program Effectiveness, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Modification
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Williamson, Donald A.; White, Marney A.; York-Crowe, Emily; Stewart, Tiffany M. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This article presents an integrated cognitive-behavioral theory of eating disorders that is based on hypotheses developed over the past 30 years. The theory is evaluated using a selected review of the eating disorder literature pertaining to cognitive biases, negative emotional reactions, binge eating, compensatory behaviors, and risk factors for…
Descriptors: Prevention, Behavior Modification, Risk, Eating Disorders
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Levitt, Dana Heller – Journal of College Counseling, 2004
College women are at particular risk for developing eating disorders and related eating and body image concerns. The purpose of this article is to explore how both drive for thinness and fear of fat may be addressed in counseling with college women. Characteristics of drive for thinness and fear of fat as they relate to the development of eating…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Females, Social Isolation, Fear
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Daubenmier, Jennifer J. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2005
Study 1 tested whether yoga practice is associated with greater awareness of and responsiveness to bodily sensations, lower self-objectification, greater body satisfaction, and fewer disordered eating attitudes. Three samples of women (43 yoga, 45 aerobic, and 51 nonyoga/nonaerobic practitioners) completed questionnaire measures. As predicted,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Females, Eating Disorders, Exercise
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Aizenman, Marta; Jensen, Mary Ann Conover – Journal of College Counseling, 2007
Self-injurious behaviors were compared with tattooing and piercing in a college population. Findings indicate a high prevalence of self-injury. Students who self-injured were motivated by a desire to alleviate emotional pain; students who tattooed and pierced by self-expression. Students who self-injured scored higher than students who tattooed…
Descriptors: Incidence, Sexual Abuse, Depression (Psychology), Eating Disorders
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Gerrity, Deborah A.; DeLucia-Waack, Janice L. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2007
This article reviews the current literature, specifically meta-analytic research, on the effectiveness of psychoeducational and counseling groups in the schools. Topics for such groups include: eating disorders, anger management/bullying, child sexual abuse prevention, pregnancy prevention, and social competency. There is support for groups in the…
Descriptors: Prevention, School Counselors, Pregnancy, Eating Disorders
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Kemps, Eva; Tiggemann, Marika – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2007
Based on converging evidence that visual and olfactory images are key components of food cravings, the authors tested a central prediction of the elaborated intrusion theory of desire, that mutual competition between modality-specific tasks and desire-related imagery can suppress such cravings. In each of Experiments 1 and 2, 90 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Cues, Females, Visual Stimuli, Sensory Experience
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Beato-Fernandez, Luis; Rodriguez-Cano, Teresa; Pelayo-Delgado, Esther; Calaf, Myralys – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
The aim of the present longitudinal community study was to test whether psychological distress at 13 years of age predicted reported substance use problems in boys and abnormal eating behavior in girls 2 years later. The sample consisted of 500 male and 576 female students. The use of substances was evaluated using a semi-structured interview,…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Psychopathology, Gender Differences, Psychological Patterns
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Loeb, Katharine L.; Walsh, B. Timothy; Lock, James; Le Grange, Daniel; Jones, Jennifer; Marcus, Sue; Weaver, James; Dobrow, Ilyse – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: There is a paucity of evidence-based interventions for anorexia nervosa (AN). An innovative family-based treatment (FBT), developed at the Maudsley Hospital and recently put in manual form, has shown great promise for adolescents with AN. Unlike traditional treatment approaches, which promote sustained autonomy around food, FBT…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Psychopathology
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Chambers, Karen L.; Alexander, Susan M. – Education, 2007
This study assesses the effectiveness of media literacy in the college classroom by comparing two modalities of learning, watching a video versus reading a text. The research questions guiding this project are: as teachers can we facilitate critical awareness among our students in order to alter the way women appropriate media images to evaluate…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Media Literacy
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Shaw, Heather; Ng, Janet; Stice, Eric – Prevention Researcher, 2007
Increasingly, researchers in the areas of eating disorders and obesity prevention are recognizing the benefits of collaborative efforts aimed at curbing the spectrum of eating-related disturbances. Research suggests that eating disorders and overweight tend to co-occur, and that individuals cross over from one eating-related disturbance to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Prevention, Eating Disorders, Adolescents
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