@article{ref1,
title="Sexual violence, weight perception, and eating disorder indicators in college females",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2015",
author="Groff Stephens, Sara and Wilke, Dina J.",
volume="64",
number="1",
pages="38-47",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships between sexual violence experiences, inaccurate body weight perceptions, and the presence of eating disorder (ED) indicators in a sample of female US college students. PARTICIPANTS: 6,090 college females 25 years of age and younger. <br><br>METHODS: A secondary analysis of National College Health Assessment data gathered annually at one institution from 2004-2013 was utilized. A model predicting ED indicators was tested using logistic regression analyses with multiple categorical variables representing severity of sexual violence, accuracy of body weight perceptions and an interaction between the two. <br><br>RESULTS: Sexual violence and inaccurate body weight perception significantly predicted ED indicators; sexual violence was the strongest predictor of purging behavior while inaccurate body weight perception was best predicted by underweight status. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings provide support to the relationship between purging behavior and severity of sexual violence and also to the link between inaccurate body weight perception and being underweight.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2015.1074237",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2015.1074237"
}