Prevalence of Bulimic Behaviors and Trends in Eating Attitudes among Turkish Late Adolescents

The eating attitudes and the prevalence of bulimic behaviors in a group of 300 late adolescents were investigated using the key questions from the Bulimia Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE), and additional questions. Only four subjects (1.3%) scored above the cut-off point on the BITE, and prevale...

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Published in:Adolescence 2006, Vol.41 (164), p.677-689
Main Authors: Kiziltan, Gul, Karabudak, Efsun, Unver, Sibel, Sezgin, Emine, Unal, Ayse
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anorexia
Anthropometry - methods
At Risk Persons
Attitude to Health
Attitudes
Behavior
Binge eating
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight
Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa - diagnosis
Bulimia Nervosa - epidemiology
Bulimia Nervosa - psychology
College Students
Data Analysis
Developmental psychology
Diet - psychology
Diet - trends
Eating behavior disorders
Eating behaviour
Eating Disorders
Eating Habits
Energy Intake - physiology
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Food and nutrition
Foreign Countries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender Differences
Health aspects
Health Behavior
Humans
Incidence
Late Adolescents
Male
Medical sciences
Prevalence
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Concept
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Students - psychology
Studies
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Teenagers
Turkey
Turkey - epidemiology
Turkish people
Youth
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Summary:The eating attitudes and the prevalence of bulimic behaviors in a group of 300 late adolescents were investigated using the key questions from the Bulimia Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE), and additional questions. Only four subjects (1.3%) scored above the cut-off point on the BITE, and prevalence rates of males and females were the same. Results showed that higher symptom scale scores were associated with the emergence of binge eating behavior and high energy intake. Females were less likely than males to see themselves as normal eaters and more likely to feel "miserable" when they binge. Higher score groups evidenced more dieting behavior than other groups and also more abnormal eating behavior. It was concluded that the prevalence of bulimic behaviors in Turkish late adolescents was low, but there was an increasing risk since they share Western ideals of slimness and engage in dieting. (Contains 4 tables.)
ISSN:0001-8449