History of Prepubertal Overweight in Adolescent Girls With Pronounced Body Dissatisfaction
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- 1 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Eating Disorders
- Vol. 6 (3) , 225-229
Abstract
In a group of 257 high school girls, aged 16–17, 10% showed a body mass index (BMI) above 26, and on the Body Attitude Test (BAT; M. Probst, W. Vandereycken, H. Van Coppenolle, & J. Vand-erlin, 1995) almost 25% scored within the pathological range (above the cutoff point of 36). An analysis of the medical records at the local school health center (examinations conducted every 2 years between the age of 8 and 14 years) revealed that adolescent girls with a pronounced body dissatisfaction had a higher BMI at the age of 8 years and that their BMI increased relatively more in the following 4 years. These findings show that a negative body image in adolescence might have its roots in childhood overweight.Keywords
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