The natural history of disordered eating behavior and attitudes in adult women

This paper reports a survey of the natural history of eating behavior and attitudes to weight and shape in British women attending a family planning clinic. Sixty-two women completed a battery of standardized tests, followed by a second questionnaire 18 months later. This rescreening represents the...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1992-11, Vol.12 (3), p.241-248
Main Authors: Dolan, B. (St. George's Hospital Medical School, London), Evans, C, Lacey, J.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
ANALISIS DE DATOS
ANALISIS ESTADISTICO
ANALYSE DE DONNEES
ANALYSE STATISTIQUE
Biological and medical sciences
COMPORTAMIENTO HUMANO
COMPORTEMENT HUMAIN
CONFORMATION ANIMALE
Eating behavior disorders
FEMME
Medical sciences
MORFOLOGIA ANIMAL
MUJERES
PESO
POIDS
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
REINO UNIDO
ROYAUME UNI
TRASTORNOS DIGESTIVOS
TROUBLE DIGESTIF
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Summary:This paper reports a survey of the natural history of eating behavior and attitudes to weight and shape in British women attending a family planning clinic. Sixty-two women completed a battery of standardized tests, followed by a second questionnaire 18 months later. This rescreening represents the first report of an adult sample not self-defined as ill. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT)-26 total score showed stability over time (r = 0.68) but also showed a nonsignificant increase in the number of 'cases.' The self-reported weight and desired weight increased slightly but statistically over the whole sample in the follow-up period. Analysis of group variances showed evidence of a heterogeneity of variance which was more marked than evidence of group mean effects between responders and nonresponders. The self-reported heights were stable but self-report of historical weight limits showed impossible inconsistencies such that any data related to these must be interpreted with caution. We recommend that future follow-up studies report analysis of loss to follow-up both by group means and variances, that inconsistent responses be counted and explored, and that both group mean changes over time and correlations be reported since they convey different information
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/1098-108X(199211)12:3<241::AID-EAT2260120303>3.0.CO;2-6