Journal article

Eating-related environmental factors in underweight eating disorders and obesity: Are there common vulnerabilities during childhood and early adolescence?

I Krug, C Villarejo, S Jiménez-Murcia, C Perpiñá, N Vilarrasa, R Granero, A Cebolla, C Botella, M Montserrat-Gil De Bernabe, E Penelo, S Casella, MA Islam, E Orekhova, FF Casanueva, A Karwautz, JM Menchõn, J Treasure, F Fernández-Aranda

European Eating Disorders Review | Published : 2013

Abstract

Objective This study aimed to examine whether there is an association between individual, social and family influences and dysfunctional eating patterns early in life and the likelihood of developing a subsequent underweight eating disorder (ED) or obesity. Method The total sample comprised 152 individuals (underweight ED, n = 45; obese patients, n = 65; healthy controls; n = 42) from Barcelona, Spain. The Cross-Cultural Questionnaire (CCQ) was used to assess early eating influences as well as individual and family eating patterns and attitudes towards food. Results Even though a few shared eating influences emerged for both groups, unique factors were also observed. Whereas relationship wit..

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