Eating Attitudes in African-American Women: The Essence Eating Disorders Survey

Autor: Andres J. Pumariega, Joan C. Gustavson, Patricia Stone Motes, Shawnya Ayers, Carl R. Gustavson
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Eating Disorders. 2:5-16
ISSN: 1532-530X
1064-0266
DOI: 10.1080/10640269408249094
Popis: This paper reports on the initial findings of the largest eating disorders study of African-Americans to date. The survey was conducted through a questionnaire in Essence, the largest African-American women's publication in the US. The questionnaire included the EAT-26, a body image distortion and dissatisfaction measure (BIDDE), and items on laxative use, depression, socioeconomic status, and cultural identity. We report on a sample of 600 of over 2,000 respondents. In comparing the results to the
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