Anorexic Eating Attitudes and Behaviors of Male and Female College Students

Examines gender differences in eating attitudes and behaviors in undergraduate college students (N=471). Anorexic symptomatology was found for 20% of the females and 10% of the males. In general, students without symptomatic attitudes and behaviors had a more positive self-concept and reported less...

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Published in:Adolescence 1999-09, Vol.34 (135), p.621-633
Main Authors: Nelson, Wendy L, Hughes, Honore M, Katz, Barry, Searight, H. Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anorexia
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa - diagnosis
Anorexia Nervosa - psychology
Attitude to Health
Attitudes
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Eating behavior disorders
Eating behaviour
Eating Disorders
Feeding Behavior
Female
Females
Gender differences
Gender Identity
Higher Education
Home Environment
Humans
Male
Males
Medical sciences
Midwestern States
Parent Child Relations
Parent Child Relationship
Personality Inventory
Psychological aspects
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Concept
Sex Differences
Student Attitudes
Student Behavior
Students
Students - psychology
Teenagers
Undergraduate Students
Universities
USA
Youth
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Summary:Examines gender differences in eating attitudes and behaviors in undergraduate college students (N=471). Anorexic symptomatology was found for 20% of the females and 10% of the males. In general, students without symptomatic attitudes and behaviors had a more positive self-concept and reported less psychological distress than did those with eating disturbances. (Author/MKA)
ISSN:0001-8449