Disordered eating in adolescent males and females: Associations with temperament,emotional and behavioral problems and perceived self-competence |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, USA;2. Psychology Service, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA;3. Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;4. Department of Psychology, University of Missouri — Columbia, Columbia, MO 65201, USA;1. Department of Health Sciences, James Madison University, 801 Carrier Drive, MSC 4301, Harrisonburg, VA 22802, USA;2. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA;3. Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA;4. Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA;5. Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA;6. Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to describe similarities and differences for adolescent males and females in the association between disordered eating and temperament, emotional and behavioral problems and perceived self-competence. The study sample consisted of 239 youngsters (47% males), aged 14–20 years. Drive for Thinness (DT), Bulimia (B) and Body Dissatisfaction (BD) were associated with eating disorder (ED) related traits, depression and negative perceived self-competence in both sexes. Further, Bulimia was significantly related with aggressive symptoms in both sexes. Additionally, gender differences with respect to the correlations between DT and B and temperament emerged. DT was more strongly associated with a low behavioral activation (BAS) in males (compared to females), whereas B was more strongly related with low effortful control in females (compared to males). These findings confirm and extend previous research concerning gender differences in disordered eating. |
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