TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Gender differences regarding psychopathological, family and social characteristics in adolescents with abnormal eating behavior
JO  - Eating behaviors
A1  - Beato-Fernández, Luis
A1  - Rodríguez-Cano, Teresa
SP  - 337
EP  - 344
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: (1) To identify gender differences regarding psychopathological, family and social characteristics in adolescents with abnormal eating behavior; (2) to study risk factors for this abnormal eating in boys and girls. METHOD: Adolescents participating in this community-based longitudinal study completed, at the age of 13 (t(1)) and 15 years (t(2)), a semi-structured interview and the validated Spanish versions of several self-reported questionnaires measuring eating and general psychopathology. A control group of 150 pupils and 159 adolescents with abnormal eating behavior were selected. RESULTS: Girls with abnormal eating showed significantly more psychiatric morbidity and boys more social difficulties. Body dissatisfaction and psychiatric morbidity predicted abnormal eating at t(2) only in girls. DISCUSSION: The findings contribute to the debate on gender differences in abnormal eating behavior etiology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-0153
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2005.02.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -