Eating disorders in adult women
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Eating disorders in adult women

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With a Few Extra Pounds. Back at my laptop, I was like a contestant on The Price Is Right, selecting a descriptor that was closest without going over. The profile composition felt doubly daunting, being in recovery and a first-time online dater. In the form field reserved for disclosing miscellaneous information, I stated that I was reclaiming my mind and body after an eating disorder — mostly to avoid having to choose an appropriate time to mention it later.

But I also aimed to excuse the absence of full-body shots among the few recent selfies I uploaded; I was still striving to embrace my changing body.

If you’re in a romantic relationship with someone struggling with an eating disorder, you probably already know this. As much as your partner tries to hide it or tell.

The primary aim of this study was to test a multivariate model of predictors of body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls in which psychological variables, beliefs about the importance of popularity with boys, and beliefs about the importance of thinness to attractiveness and dating were included. We also aimed to explore boys’ perceptions of the importance of thinness for attractiveness.

Path analysis provided partial support for the model proposed. Dating did not predict body dissatisfaction, but a relationship between importance of popularity with boys and body dissatisfaction was fully mediated by the belief that boys see thinness as important in rating girls’ attractiveness. Dating was not correlated with body mass index. This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Rent this article via DeepDyve. Banasiak, S. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency of a variety of measures of dietary restraint and body concerns in a sample of adolescent girls.

International Journal of Eating Disorders , 29 , 85—