Eating disorders among professional fashion models

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 86-94

  Preti, Antonio ^a,c   Usai, Ambra ^a   Miotto, Paola ^b   Petretto, Donatella Rita ^a   Masala, Carmelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b ULSS 7   (Italy)

^c Genneruxi Medical Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Epidemiology; Fashion models; High risk groups; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BEAUTY CULTURE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA; CONTROL GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; ITALY; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42749097016     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.07.040     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Abraham S. Characteristics of eating disorders among young ballet dancers. Psychopathology 29 (1996) 223-229
2. Altman D.G. Practical Statistics for Medical Research (1991), Chapman and Hall, London
3. Binford R.B., Le Grange D., and Jellar C.C. Eating Disorders Examination versus Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire in adolescents with full and partial-syndrome bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders 37 (2005) 44-49
4. Bland J.M., and Altman D.G. Multiple significance tests: the Bonferroni method. British Medical Journal 310 (1995) 170
5. Brenner J.B., and Cunningham J.G. Gender differences in eating attitudes, body concept, and self-esteem among models. Sex Roles 27 (1992) 413-437
6. Bulik C.M., Sullivan P.F., Wade T.D., and Kendler K.S. Twin studies of eating disorders: a review. International Journal of Eating Disorders 27 (2000) 1-20
7. Cnattingius S., Hultman C.M., Dahl M., and Sparén P. Very preterm birth, birth trauma, and the risk of anorexia nervosa among girls. Archives of General Psychiatry 56 (1999) 634-638
8. Crago M., Shisslak C.M., and Estes L.S. Eating disturbances among American minority groups: A review. International Journal of Eating Disorders 19 (1996) 239-248
9. Cronbach L.J. Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests. Psychometrika 16 (1951) 297-334
10. Cuzzolaro M., and Petrilli A. Validazione della versione italiana dell'EAT-40. Psichiatria dell'Infanzia e dell'Adolescenza 55 (1988) 209-217
11. Dansky B.S., Brewerton T.D., Kilpatrick D.G., and O'Neil P.M. The National Women's Study: relationship of victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder to bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders 21 (1997) 213-228
12. Dolan B. Cross-cultural aspects of anorexia nervosa and bulimia: a review. International Journal of Eating Disorders 10 (1991) 67-79
13. Fairburn C.G., and Cooper Z. The Eating Disorder Examination. In: Fairburn C.G., and Wilson G.T. (Eds). Binge Eating. Nature, Assessment, and Treatment. 12th Edition (1993), Guilford Press, New York 317-360
14. Favaro A., and Santonastaso P. Costruzione e validazione di un nuovo strumento di screening per i disturbi dell'alimentazione: the Inventory for the Screening of Eating Disorders (ISED). Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale 9 (2000) 26-35
15. Favaro A., Gigli G., Miotto P., and Santonastaso P. Gli atteggiamenti corporei nell'adolescenza: validità del Body Attitudes Questionnaire. Bollettino di Psicologia Applicata 221 (1997) 39-47
16. Garfinkel P.E., and Newman A. The Eating Attitudes Test: twenty-five years later. Eating and Weight Disorders 6 (2001) 1-24
17. Garner D.M. Pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa. Lancet 341 (1993) 1631-1635
18. Garner D.M., and Garfinkel P.E. The Eating Attitudes Test: an index of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa. Psychological Medicine 9 (1979) 273-279
19. Garner D.M., and Garfinkel P.E. Socio-cultural factors in the development of anorexia nervosa. Psychological Medicine 10 (1980) 647-656
20. Giacchi M., Mattei R., and Rossi S. Correction of the self-reported BMI in a teenage population. International Journal of Obesity 22 (1998) 673-677
21. Henderson M., and Freeman C.P.L. A self-rating scale for bulimia. The "BITE". British Journal of Psychiatry 150 (1987) 18-24
22. Miotto P., De Coppi M., Frezza M., Rossi M., and Preti A. Social desirability and eating disorders. A community study of an Italian school-aged sample. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 105 (2002) 372-377
23. Miotto P., De Coppi M., Frezza M., Petretto D.R., Masala C., and Preti A. Eating disorders and aggressiveness among adolescents. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 108 (2003) 183-189
24. Mondini S., Favaro A., and Santonastaso P. Eating disorders and ideal feminine beauty in Italian newspapers and magazines. European Eating Disorders Review 4 (1996) 112-120
25. Monteleone P., Luisi M., Colurcio B., Casarosa E., Monteleone P., Ioime R., Genazzani A.R., and Maj M. Plasma levels of neuroactive steroids are increased in untreated women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Psychosomatic Medicine 63 (2001) 62-68
26. Nielsen S. Epidemiology and mortality of eating disorders. Psychiatric Clinics of North America 24 (2001) 201-214
27. Perneger T.V. What's wrong with Bonferroni adjustments. British Medical Journal 316 (1998) 1236-1238
28. Pitilainen K.H., Kaprio J., Rissanen A., Winter T., Rimpela A., Viken R.J., and Rose R.J. Distribution and heritability of BMI in Finnish adolescents aged 16 y and 17 y: a study of 4884 twins and 2509 singletons. International Journal of Obesity 23 (1999) 107-115
29. Probst M., Vandereycken W., VanCoppenolle H., and Vanderlinden J. The Body Attitude Test for patients with an eating disorder; psychometric characteristics of a new questionnaire. Eating Disorders Journal of Treatment & Prevention 3 (1995) 133-144
30. Probst M., Vandereychen W., VanCoppenolle H., and Pieters G. Body experience in eating disorders before and after treatment: a follow-up study. European Psychiatry 14 (1999) 333-340
31. Rosnow R.L., Rosenthal R., and Rubin D.B. Contrasts and correlations in effect-size estimation. Psychological Science 11 (2000) 446-453
32. Santonastaso P., Ferrara S., Sala A., Vidotto G., Delle Grave R., Probst M., and Favaro A. Confronto degli atteggiamenti corporei di un gruppo di pazienti con disturbo dell'alimentazione con un campione di studentesse: Validazione italiana del Body Attitudes Test (BAT). Rivista Sperimentale di Freniatria CXIX (1995) 423-436
33. Santonastaso P., Mondini S., and Favaro A. Are fashion models a group at risk for eating disorders and substance abuse?. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 71 (2002) 168-172
34. Sundgot-Borgen J. Eating disorders in female athletes. Sports Medicine 17 (1994) 176-188
35. Van Hanswijck de Jonge P., and Van Furth E. Eating disorders in models: fiction or fact?. European Eating Disorders Review 7 (1999) 235-238
36. Wiseman C.V., Gray J.J., Mosiman J.E., and Ahrens A.H. Cultural expectations of thinness in women. International Journal of Eating Disorders 11 (1992) 85-89