RISK FOR EATING AND BODY IMAGE PROBLEMS IN ADOLESCENCE

描述（改编自研究者摘要）： 调查体重和饮食发展的风险因素- 青春期的相关障碍可能有助于设计 干预计划，以减少身体的负面健康影响 青少年对食物的不满及饮食问题的一般情况 心理功能。特别是，需要设计， 评估多个假定风险因素的相对贡献， 例如社会、父母和同伴的影响。拟定的研究将 评估1000名10-16岁的青少年女性，包括三个 主要目标：1）开发和验证风险度量 由社会文化变量组成， 到衡量社会压力的内化 关于外观; 2）父母风险因素的评估 （母亲对父亲的影响），沿着同伴和社会文化 变量，在预测身体不满意，吃 障碍和一般心理功能;以及，3） 查明最有可能将社会暴力内化的年龄 关于外表的压力，以及内在化的关联 在不同年龄段都有体重和饮食相关的问题。发现是 有望阐明进食开始的机制， 并应导致早期干预的发展 和预防战略。

DESCRIPTION (As Adapted from the Investigator's Abstract): The investigation of risk factors for the development of weight and eating- related disturbances in adolescence may facilitate the design of intervention programs to reduce the negative health effects of body dissatisfaction and eating problems on adolescents' general psychological functioning. In particular, designs are needed that evaluate the relative contributions of multiple putative risk factors, such as societal, parental, and peer influences. The proposed study will evaluate 1000 adolescent females, ages 10-16, and consist of three primary goals: 1) the development and validation of a measure of risk consisting of a sociocultural variable, with specific interest directed to the measurement of the internalization of societal pressures regarding appearance; 2) the evaluation of a parental risk factor (mother vs. father influence), along with peer and sociocultural variables, in the prediction of body dissatisfaction, eating disturbance, and general psychological functioning; and, 3) the detection of age at greatest risk of internalization of societal pressures regarding appearance, and the association of internalization with weight and eating-related concerns at various ages. Findings are expected to elucidate the mechanisms involved in the onset of eating disturbances and should lead to the development of early intervention and prevention strategies.