Background Risk factors represent a range of complex variables associated with the onset,
development, and course of eating disorders. Understanding these risk factors is vital for the …

Background Eating disorders are severe psychiatric disorders with a complex etiology
involving transactions among sociocultural, psychological, and biological influences. Most …

Background Eating disorders are a group of heterogenous, disabling and deadly psychiatric
illnesses with a plethora of associated health consequences. Exploratory research suggests …

Abstract The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) and
its earlier versions are measures designed to assess societal and interpersonal aspects of …

Objective Social media sites, such as Facebook, merge two factors that influence risk for
eating disorders: media and peers. Previous work has identified cross‐sectional and …

Sex and gender differences in psychopathology have been understudied, yet identifying and
understanding variability by sex and gender is important for the development of …

Abstract Background Eating disorders (EDs) are common amongst women; however, no
research has specifically investigated the lifetime/12-month prevalence of eating disorders …

This article provides a model for understanding the role positive body image can play in the
treatment of eating disorders and methods for guiding patients away from symptoms and …

Objective Prevention of eating disorders (EDs) is of high importance. However, digital
programs with human moderation are unlikely to be disseminated widely. The aim of this …

This book provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social
structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime—and major factors in …