The relative importance of dissatisfaction, overvaluation and preoccupation with weight and shape for predicting onset of disordered eating behaviors and depressive symptoms over 15 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine the relative importance of dissatisfaction, overvaluation, and preoccupation with body weight and shape in predicting increases in disordered eating behaviors and depressive symptoms from adolescence through to early adulthood.

Method

The study involved 1,830 participants (60% female) who completed the Project EAT survey during adolescence (mean age = 14.90 years, SD = 1.65 years) and again, 15 years later, in early adulthood. Participants provided assessments of dissatisfaction, overvaluation and preoccupation with weight and shape, as well as disordered eating and depressive symptoms at both time points.

Results

The three aspects of body image had distinct patterns of association with the outcomes both concurrently and

SUBMITTER: Sharpe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6289784 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature