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  • Title: A 10-year longitudinal study of body weight, dieting, and eating disorder symptoms.
    Author: Heatherton TF, Mahamedi F, Striepe M, Field AE, Keel P.
    Journal: J Abnorm Psychol; 1997 Feb; 106(1):117-25. PubMed ID: 9103723.
    Abstract:
    This article describes a 10-year longitudinal study of eating attitudes and behaviors. A sample of 509 women and 206 men completed a detailed survey in 1982 while they were in college. The authors contacted participants 10 years later and administered a 2nd questionnaire to assess stability and change in eating behaviors that occurred during the transition to early adulthood. Women in the study had substantial declines in disordered eating behavior as well as increased body satisfaction. However, body dissatisfaction and desires to lose weight remained at relatively high levels. Men, who rarely dieted or had eating problems in college, were prone to weight gain following college, and many of them reported increased dieting or disordered eating. The authors conclude that disordered eating generally tends to decline during the transition to early adulthood. However, body dissatisfaction remains a problem for a substantial segment of the adult population.
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