The contemporary ideal standard offemale beauty in the Western world is based on
thinness, attractiveness, and fitness. Women are enculturated to monitor these personal …

The present study examined perceived family and peer influences on body dissatisfaction,
weight loss, and binge eating behaviors in adolescents. Three hundred and six girls aged …

The study aimed to investigate the body concerns of adolescent girls, together with the
underlying motivations for the wish to be thinner. Focus group methodology was employed …

This paper explores the constraints that a sample of Western Australian high school girls
experienced when using public swimming pools, and the strategies that they developed to …

Concerns about weight, shape, body image, dieting, and eating are evident among
elementary-age school girls [Int. J. Eating Disord. 10 (1991) 199; J. Adolesc. Health 12 …

Caring for adolescent females with anorexia nervosa: registered nurses' perspectives This
phenomenological study was undertaken to explore in depth the experiences of registered …

More than 2 million female Americans have a clinically relevant eating disorder. Although
the prevalence and seriousness of this problem has gained increasing attention in recent …

The current study evaluated the variables associated with disordered eating and body
dissatisfaction among early adolescent girls. The impact of the following variables on body …

Crosscope-Happel et al alert mental health counselors to the problem of male anorexia and
outline salient features that are unique to these clients. With greater recognition of this …

The purpose of the study was to identify the influence of the group (ie, teammates) on an
individual member's eating and dieting behaviors. Participants--62 female (M age= 20.56 …