A Prospective Study of Extreme Weight Change Behaviors among Adolescent Boys and Girls

Autor/inn/en	McCabe, Marita P.; Ricciardelli, Lina A.
Titel	A Prospective Study of Extreme Weight Change Behaviors among Adolescent Boys and Girls
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35 (2006) 3, S.402-411 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-006-9062-5
Schlagwörter	Body Weight; Gender Differences; Body Composition; Puberty; Self Concept; Depression (Psychology); Questionnaires; Eating Disorders; Predictor Variables; Intervention; Adolescents; Longitudinal Studies; Physical Activity Level; Adolescent Attitudes; Self Destructive Behavior; Affective Behavior; Attitude Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpergewicht; Geschlechterkonflikt; Pubertät; Selbstkonzept; Fragebogen; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Prädiktor; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung
Abstract	This study examined changes in extreme weight change attitudes and behaviors (exercise dependence, food supplements, drive for thinness, bulimia) among adolescent boys and girls over a 16 month period. It also investigated the impact of body mass index, puberty, body image, depression and positive affect on these attitudes and behaviors 16 months later. The participants were 847 young adolescents (411 boys, 436 girls). Participants completed questionnaires evaluating the above variables on three occasions, eight months apart. Girls obtained higher scores on exercise dependence, drive for thinness and bulimia. Changes in depression and body image importance were the strongest predictors of changes in these extreme attitudes and behaviors among boys; changes in depression, body dissatisfaction and body image importance were the strongest predictors for girls. The need for gender specific educational and intervention programs for adolescents are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10