Eating problems in Irish children and adolescence - EPICA
| Autor: | Aoife Whelan, Barbara Dooley, Ruth Lennon, Alma Lydon, Sinead Ahern, Linda O Donoghue, Leonie Keogh, Ciaran Coyle, Fiona McNicolas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Bulimia nervosa Anorexia nervosa medicine.disease language.human_language Stratified sampling Psychiatry and Mental health Eating disorders History and Philosophy of Science Irish Quality of life Cohort medicine language medicine.symptom Psychiatry Psychology Applied Psychology Demography Dieting |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2051-6967 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To examine eating concerns in a cohort of Irish adolescents.Methods: Students from a stratified random sample of post primary schools were screened using the EAT-26, the EDI-III and a study specific questionnaire.Results: A total of 3,031 students (mean age 14.74, range 12–19) enrolled in the study. The majority of respondents felt popular (91%), happy (75.2%) and perceived themselves to have a good quality of life (86.8%). Despite this, 32% of females dieted, 29.4% were dissatisfied with their bodies, and 10.8% scored above 20 on the EAT-26. Adolescents always on a diet reported a lower quality of life (QoL) X2(16, N=2,961) =144.43, p 2(15, N=2,963) =53.26, p 2(16, N=2,297) =43.96, pConclusions: Weight and body image concerns were high among Irish adolescents, especially females, with higher than expected levels of bulimia and oral control scores on the EAT but lower scores on the dieting subscale. Females attending mixed sex schools appear most at risk of eating pathology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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