The relationship between gender, symptoms of bulimia, and tolerance for stress

University students completed a questionnaire that included a measure of bulimia and a measure of tolerance for stress. Women reported significantly more symptoms of bulimia and a lower tolerance for stress than did men. Women in their first year on campus reported significantly more symptoms of bul...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 1995, Vol.20 (1), p.105-109
Main Authors: Leal, Linda, Weise, Susanne M., Dodd, David K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Bulimia
Bulimia - diagnosis
Bulimia - psychology
College students
Eating behavior disorders
Female
Gender Identity
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Sexes
Stress
Stress, Psychological - complications
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Summary:University students completed a questionnaire that included a measure of bulimia and a measure of tolerance for stress. Women reported significantly more symptoms of bulimia and a lower tolerance for stress than did men. Women in their first year on campus reported significantly more symptoms of bulimia than those not in their first year. For both women and men, a greater number of bulimic symptoms was associated with lower levels of stress tolerance. The present results suggest that women in their first year on campus should be targeted in intervention and prevention activities for eating disorders and that the relationship between disordered eating and stress is the same for both women and men.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/0306-4603(94)00050-9