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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"disordered eating behaviors"”.
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DSM-5 Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Behaviors in the LGBT Population
… types of, and risk and protective factors for eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors in the general LGBT adolescent and adult populations, in addition to each individual subgroup (i.e., lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender individuals). The results of the review were then used to …
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The Prevalence of Disordered Eating Behaviors among Sorority versus Non-Sorority Women
<p>Eating disorders among college women is a serious psychological problem. Disordered eating behaviors were examined and diagnosed at a mid-sized university in southeast Georgia. The target group of this study was university sororities. The purpose of this study was to examine sorority versus …
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Initial Development and Validation of the Deliberate Denial of Disordered Eating Behaviors Scale
<p>It is common for individuals who engage in disordered eating behaviors to intentionally conceal symptomatology. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measure of deliberate denial as it relates to disordered eating behaviors in a non-clinical population. Deliberate denial …
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Explaining The Gap: The Mediating Effect of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction on Parenting Styles and Disordered Eating Behaviors
<p>Eating disorders remain one of the fastest growing and most fatal forms of mental health disorders. It is estimated that around 9% of the US population meets diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder; however, a much larger percentage of the population engages in disordered eating behaviors, …
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Adult Sexual Abuse, Disordered Eating Behaviors, and Substance Abuse: The Role of Internalized Shame and Maladaptive Coping Strategies
<p>The prevalence of sexual abuse and disordered eating in young adulthood is increasing in the United States, with as many as one-quarter of women reporting unwanted sexual contact and two-thirds reporting extreme dieting. Among the numerous deleterious effects of sexual abuse are a greater risk …
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The association of food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors among youth and young adults with diabetes: the SEARCH For Diabetes in Youth Study.
… to nutritionally adequate and safe food) and disordered eating behaviors (i.e., restriction, bingeing, insulin manipulation, etc.) among a sample of youth and young adults with youth-onset type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: We used cross-sectional data of 2,669 individuals from …
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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND EATING PATHOLOGY
… a correlation exists between trauma exposure and eating disorder pathology. Specifically, sexual abuse has been implicated in the development of eating disorders, with particular attention focused on bulimia nervosa. However, the relationship between other types of trauma exposure and eating …
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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND EATING PATHOLOGY
… a correlation exists between trauma exposure and eating disorder pathology. Specifically, sexual abuse has been implicated in the development of eating disorders, with particular attention focused on bulimia nervosa. However, the relationship between other types of trauma exposure and eating …
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Correlates of Disordered Eating Behavior in Female Undergraduates: Development and Validation of a Structural Model
Although disordered eating behaviors are relatively common among female undergraduates, many questions about their etiology remain unanswered. In the current study, structural equation modeling was used to investigate some of the potential mediating relationships among variables previously found to …
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EFFICACY OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT TRAINING (ACT) IN A TELE-HEALTH FORMAT TO TREAT INDIVIDUALS WITH AN EATING DISORDER
<p>Disordered eating is a serious condition which affects an individual’s mental and physical health (Donaldson & Gordon, 2015; Forney et al., 2016). Patients exhibiting the diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder are most commonly treated through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and, more …
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Exploring obesity, ADHD severity, and disordered eating behavior among college students
… and that both disorders increase risk for binge eating. Nevertheless, how obesity and ADHD may increase risk for binge eating work is unclear. Neuropsychological deficits are common to all disorders and may help to explain the relations observed. The aim of this study was to explore whether …
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Maternal factors in the disordered eating of adolescent girls: Proposing and evaluating a new model
<p>Disordered eating behaviors occur at high rates among adolescent girls of all ethnicities and are associated with increased risk of eating disorders. Maternal influences such as maternal disordered eating, childhood feeding practices, and the mother-teen relationship quality have been implicated …
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Longitudinal Course of Eating Disorder Risk Among Undergraduate Females at Brigham Young University
… the prevalence rates and longitudinal course of eating disorder risk among undergraduate females at BYU, and compared the identified prevalence rates at BYU with identified rates at other colleges and universities. Almost 2,000 undergraduate females, in three cohort groups, filled out the Eating …
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Obligatory Exercise and Eating Pathology in College Females: Replication and Development of a Structural Model
Although disordered eating behaviors and obligatory exercise are relatively common among undergraduate females, many questions about their etiology remain unanswered. In the current study, structural equation modeling was used to investigate whether a model that was previously developed with a …
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The interplay between friendship quality and emotion regulation in the prediction of weight-related concerns among adolescent girls
… concerns such as body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and body surveillance. These issues are often linked to difficulties in emotion regulation (ER) and the quality of friendships. This study explored how ER and friendship quality, both independently and interactively, predict these …
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Facets of Narcissism in Relation to Muscle Dysmorphia and Eating Disorder Symptomotology
… muscle dysmorphia, drive for muscularity, and disordered eating behaviors in relation to personality characteristics, particularly narcissism, has yielded interesting, though often conflictual, results. The current study attempts to further explore these relationships through assessing muscle …
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Exploring Higher Weight Women's Experiences of Provider Weight Stigma
… health treatment who also engage in restrictive eating behaviors. Women in larger bodies who are emotionally or behaviorally restrictive in their eating behaviors face a unique set of challenges and barriers. These include challenges due the disordered eating behaviors themselves, along with …
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Child sexual abuse and disordered eating: The mediating role of impulsive and compulsive tendencies
… between child sexual abuse (CSA) and disordered eating is complex and mediated by a number of factors. Indeed, it appears that child sexual abuse may lead to tendencies toward impulsivity and compulsivity, which may promote disordered eating behaviors. This mediated relationship was …
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Associations Among Internalization of Western Media Appearance Ideals, Acculturative Stress, and Body Image Problems in Asian American Men
… influence on body dissatisfaction as well as on disordered eating. However, that existing literature was based largely on women and on some Hispanic men. Thus, the present study aimed to explore the associations among acculturative stress, internalization of Western media body ideals, body …
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Thinspiration: new media's influence on girls with eating disorders
… and social networking by girls with eating disorders on social media websites and through user-generated content aids the disease in general. The purpose of this research exploration is to find out how influential these specific forms of new media are on girls with eating disorders. A …
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