Association of biological, psychological and lifestyle risk factors for eating disturbances in adolescents

Teresa Gutiérrez; Paola Espinoza; Eva Penelo; Marisol Mora; Marcela L. González; Rocío Rosés; Rosa M. Raich

doi:10.1177/1359105315577302

Association of biological, psychological and lifestyle risk factors for eating disturbances in adolescents

Teresa Gutiérrez, Paola Espinoza, Eva Penelo, Marisol Mora, Marcela L. González, Rocío Rosés, Rosa M. Raich

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© The Author(s) 2015. We aimed to assess the association of several risk factors for eating disturbances in adolescents. Participants were 448 girls and boys aged 12-15 years. Being female, higher body mass index, internalisation of standard of appearance, perfectionism, body dissatisfaction, number of lifetime addictive behaviours and lower self-esteem were associated with higher eating disturbance scores, whereas frequency of sedentary behaviours and physical activity were not (R² ≥ 41%). Findings suggest the need to guide prevention efforts towards the broad spectrum of individual potentially modifiable factors. A non-specific comprehensive perspective may be adequate to prevent problems related to weight, body image and drug use.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	839-849
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315577302
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

adolescence
disordered eating
drugs
lifestyle
personality

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