This prospective study examined age of onset for binge eating and purging among girls
during late adolescence and tested whether dieting and negative affectivity predicted these …

This study aimed to describe the course of early onset eating disorders in a population-
based sample followed from 14 to 20 years; identify variables that could account for the …

Eating disorders most commonly begin sometime during adolescence, rather than in
childhood or adulthood. Bulimia nervosa (BN) is virtually unheard of prior to adolescence …

The authors examined the natural history of threshold, subthreshold, and partial eating
disorders in a community sample of 496 adolescent girls who completed annual diagnostic …

Research suggests that dieting is a risk factor for bulimia nervosa, yet little is known about
the predictors of dieting. Accordingly, this study examined the correlates and prospective …

Objective: The course of binge eating in adolescence is variable, and little is known about
factors maintaining binge eating behaviors. The current study sought to characterize the …

A bulimic episode during adolescence appears to be a risk factor for chronic eating
disorders, yet little is known about the prevalence or psychosocial correlates of bulimia in …

Maladaptive eating patterns were traced longitudinally in a large random sample of children.
Pickiness and concern with weight were more common in girls than in boys, and the …

Objective The current study investigated the self‐reported temporal relationships of dieting,
binge eating, and overweight in childhood. Method One hundred five non–treatment …

This study examined longitudinal predictors of future eating problems in 435 female
adolescents in Grades 7, 8, and 10, who were tested at two time points 8 months apart …