Download or read book Assessment of Eating Behavior in College Age Women written by Elizabeth Benishin Winiarski and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assessment of Disordered Eating Behaviors in College aged Female Health and Human Services Majors written by Lindsay M. Skiba and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine disordered eating behaviors in Dietetic majors versus Nursing and Human Development and Family Studies majors at the Kent State University campus. The aforementioned majors at Kent State University primarily consist of the female population. Female Health and Human Services majors (n=345, ages 18-25) participated in an online questionnaire and included questions from the EAT-26, EAT-26 behavioral questions and the ORTO-15 questionnaire. Remaining questions collected demographic data. Variables measured included major (Nursing, HDFS, Nutrition & Dietetics) and class standing (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior). An ANOVA factorial design and independent t-tests were used to determine the differences in disordered eating scores. The data were compiled and analyzed using social sciences (SPSS) software (version 18.0.3). There was no significant difference in disordered eating behaviors between majors or between class standing. However, 28% of the population was classified as being at-risk for orthorexia nervosa, 18% of the population was classified at-risk for an eating disorder based off of EAT-26 scores, and 30% were classified at-risk for an eating disorder based off of EAT-26 Behavior scores. An apparent problem exists concerning disordered eating and eating disorders in the female college-aged population, suggesting that education and screening needs to expand further than the population of Nutrition & Dietetics majors.

Download or read book Handbook of Assessment Methods for Eating Behaviors and Weight Related Problems written by David B. Allison and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-07-10 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is a comprehensive collection of measures and assessment tools intended for use by researchers and clinicians that work with people with problem eating behaviors, obese clients, and the associated psychological issues that underlie these problems.

Download or read book Exploring the Experiences of Emotional Eating Among College Women written by Tatum Elizabeth Siebert and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The role of negative affect has been a consistent finding in disordered eating literature. However, much of this research is quantitative in nature and typically addresses the formal eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-eating Disorder (BED). Often, individuals may engage in subthreshold disordered eating behaviors, such as emotional eating and may be at risk of developing a formal eating disorder. College-age women are especially vulnerable to developing these subthreshold disordered eating behaviors. There is limited research that explores the contextual factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of emotional eating among college women. The current study was designed to explore the experiences of emotional eating behaviors among college-age women using a qualitative phenomenological approach. College-age women (N = 8) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview format based around three central questions: (a) What are the participants' experiences with emotional eating?; (b) What is the association between emotional eating and relationships with significant others?; (c) How did participants begin the behavior of emotional eating? Results demonstrated the emergence of three primary categories: cycle of emotional eating, purpose of emotional eating, and interpersonal influences. These categories were further explained through themes and sub-themes. The results suggest that there are additional factors that contribute to emotional eating other than negative affect. These findings will be used to inform current treatment and develop prevention strategies that target college-age women who may be at risk for developing an eating disorder. Limitations of the study, implications for practice, and future research directions are discussed.

Download or read book Health Behaviors and Attitudes of College Women Classified According to Body Satisfaction and Unrestrained Eating Behaviors written by Gail Margaret Mortenson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of COVID 19 on Weight Control Behaviors in College Aged Women with Eating Disorders written by Sydney Harris and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating disorders have demonstrated the highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders. Individuals with this disorder often display a strong need for control, especially during times of stress, and attempt to establish that sense of control by manipulating their eating behavior, weight, and bodily appearance. Currently, there is a lack of research into the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting public health restrictions had on individuals with eating disorders, specifically among college-aged women. This grant-supported research proposal will study the impact of the pandemic on this population to provide information on changes to the weight control behaviors practiced by college-aged women with eating disorders. Understanding the impact of the pandemic on mental and emotional well-being can help inform effective interventions for primary care providers who work with this population.

Download or read book Intuitive Eating 2nd Edition written by Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D. and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've all been there-angry with ourselves for overeating, for our lack of willpower, for failing at yet another diet that was supposed to be the last one. But the problem is not you, it's that dieting, with its emphasis on rules and regulations, has stopped you from listening to your body. Written by two prominent nutritionists, Intuitive Eating focuses on nurturing your body rather than starving it, encourages natural weight loss, and helps you find the weight you were meant to be. Learn: *How to reject diet mentality forever *How our three Eating Personalities define our eating difficulties *How to feel your feelings without using food *How to honor hunger and feel fullness *How to follow the ten principles of Intuitive Eating, step-by-step *How to achieve a new and safe relationship with food and, ultimately, your body With much more compassionate, thoughtful advice on satisfying, healthy living, this newly revised edition also includes a chapter on how the Intuitive Eating philosophy can be a safe and effective model on the path to recovery from an eating disorder.

Download or read book Assessment of Eating Behavior written by Adrian Meule and published by Hogrefe Publishing GmbH. This book was released on 2023-05-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating behavior encompasses a broad range of aspects: from under- to overeating and from normal to pathological eating. The expert contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive overview of assessment methods for eating behavior research and clinical practice, which include both self-report questionnaires and structured interviews as well as assessment of food intake in the laboratory, ecological momentary assessment, cognitive-behavioral tasks, and psychophysiological measures. They explore the assessment of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and others. They also address topics that may be associated with disordered eating and obesity but are also relevant in persons without these conditions, such as restrained eating and dieting, emotional eating, food craving and food "addiction," orthorexia nervosa, intuitive and mindful eating, and grazing. Further topics that are strongly connected to eating behavior such as body image, physical activity, body composition and expenditure, food neophobia and disgust sensitivity, and weight-related stigmatization are also examined. This book is essential reading for researchers working in clinical and health psychology, consumer psychology, psychiatry, and nutrition science as well as practitioners, including psychotherapists, physicians, nutrition counsellors, who assess eating behavior and related aspects in their daily work.

Download or read book Examining the Impact of Social Group Influences on Eating Disordered Behavior in College Women written by Stephanie Jill Rosen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assess whether there was a relationship between the eating behaviors of a group member and the typical eating behavior of the social group at large.

Download or read book Guide to Psychological Assessment with African Americans written by Lorraine T. Benuto and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The movements toward cultural sensitivity and evidence-based practice are watershed developments in clinical psychology. As a population with a long history of substandard treatment from mental health systems, African Americans have especially benefitted from these improvements. But as with other racial and ethnic minorities, finding relevant test measures in most psychological domains presents clinicians with an ongoing challenge. The Guide to Psychological Assessment with African Americans aims to close the evaluation/therapy gap by giving practitioners the tools to choose appropriate instruments while respecting client individuality. Expert contributors analyze scarce and far-flung data, identify strengths and limitations of measures and norms in their use with African-American clients, and advise on avoiding biases in interpreting results. The editors advocate for a theory-based hypothesis-testing approach to assessment when empirical evidence is lacking, and offer guidelines for decision-making that is effective as well as ethnically aware. The Guide's findings, insights, and practical information cover the gamut of test and diagnostic areas, including: IQ and personality. Generalized anxiety disorder, panic, and phobias. Neuropsychological assessment, cognitive decline, and dementia. Mood disorders and suicidality. Forensic assessment, risk, and recidivism. Measures specific to children and adolescents. Plus PTSD, substance disorders, eating pathology, and more. Expertly complementing cross-cultural treatment texts, the Guide to Psychological Assessment with African Americans stands out as a trustworthy resource for treatment planning useful to clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, and clinical social workers.

Download or read book The Prevalence of Eating Disorder Syptomatology in College Freshmen Males and Females and Their Perceptions of Their Eating Behaviors written by Olivia Postich and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating disorders are mental illnesses diagnosed by a series of behaviors andthought patterns that revolve around food choices, body weight, and physical appearance. College freshmen are a vulnerable population for eating disorders because they are in a new environment with access to different types and amounts of foods compared to which they have had previous exposure. Because eating disorders are mental illnesses, the connection of perceptions of food or eating behaviors compared to actual eating behaviors is a potentially important link in targeting and treatment of eating disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence of eating disorder symptomology in college freshmen men and women and determine the relationship of symptomology with their perception of their own eating behaviors. Participants were college freshmen between the ages of 18 and 22 years old. The participants completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and a researcher developed perception questionnaire. The current study found significant relationships between scores of the EDE-Q and perception questionnaires for males and females separately (p [less than or equal to] .001). There was no significance found between the prevalence of eating disorder symptomatology for males and females or the perception questionnaire scores for males and females (p [less than or equal to] .05). The findings of the present study support the need for targeted eating disorder interventions for college freshmen because males and females both suffer from clinicallysignificant eating disorder symptomatology without a significant difference in one sex experiencing them at a higher rate.

Download or read book Examining the Polarity Continuum of Eating Behavior Influences and Determinants of Intuitive and Disordered Eating Among College Women written by Ma. Jenina N. Nalipay and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disordered eating behaviors have been much the topic of pathology-focused researches on eating behaviors in the field of Psychology. Recently though, researchers have begun to recognize the need to understand adaptive eating. In the field of Clinical Psychology, adaptive eating is regarded as merely the absence of eating disorder symptoms. However, Positive Psychology suggests that strengths are not necessarily inferred from the absence of pathology. The purpose of the study is to examine the polarity continuum of eating behavior based on the relationships of intuitive and disordered eating behaviors with psychological well-being and psychological symptoms. A sample of 693 college women from selected schools in the Philippines participated in the study. Results revealed that intuitive eating is positively predicted by autonomy and negatively predicted by anxiety. Disordered eating behaviors are positively predicted by depression, anxiety and environmental mastery. Thus, intuitive and disordered eating behaviors are not merely opposite poles of a single continuum, but two distinct continuums. Furthermore, intuitive eating is not simply the absence of disordered eating behaviors.

Download or read book The Effects of COVID 19 Induced Stress Anxiety and Depression on the Eating Behavior of College Women written by Natalie Simpson and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Increases in the prevalence of disordered eating patterns have been linked to distress and poor mental well-being. Additionally, COVID-19 has been linked to both depressive and anxious symptomatology, along with increased feelings of distress (Fitzpatrick et al., 2020). Because disordered eating is particularly prevalent among college-aged women, this study sought to determine how depression, anxiety, and stress affect eating behaviors of college women in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. 179 women at Butler University, aged 18-24, gave informed consent before completing a questionnaire pertaining to their demographics, their stress surrounding COVID, and their weight change since March 2020. The next set of questionnaires asked about their anxiety, stress, and depression, as well as their eating behaviors, first at the time they completed the survey (September-December 2021) and next during the COVID-19 lockdown period (March-August 2020). Depression, anxiety, and stress were significantly higher during COVID-19 than during the fall of 2021, but college-aged women reported more restraint in their eating at the time of the study. No overall differences emerged in uncontrolled or emotional eating across the two time points. In correlational analyses, depression and anxiety during COVID-19 correlated with both uncontrolled and emotional eating (depression also correlated with cognitive restraint). Although change in self-reported stress levels across time did not predict changes in disordered eating, improvements in depression and anxiety from Spring 2020 to Fall 2021 correlated with less emotional eating across time. Together, these findings reinforce past research showing that college-aged women are a particularly vulnerable population during times of crisis"--Unnumbered leaf 1.

Download or read book Predictors of College Eating Disturbances written by Jeanne Frances Henjum and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Health Food Junkies written by Steven Bratman, M.D. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2004-07-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to identify the eating disorder orthorexia nervosa–an obsession with eating healthfully–and offer expert advice on how to treat it. As Americans become better informed about health, more and more people have turned to diet as a way to lose weight and keep themselves in peak condition. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa–disorders in which the sufferer focuses on the quantity of food eaten–have been highly documented over the past decade. But as Dr. Steven Bratman asserts in this breakthrough book, for many people, eating “correctly” has become an equally harmful obsession, one that causes them to adopt progressively more rigid diets that not only eliminate crucial nutrients and food groups, but ultimately cost them their overall health, personal relationships, and emotional well-being. Health Food Junkies is the first book to identify this new eating disorder, orthorexia nervosa, and to offer detailed, practical advice on how to cope with and overcome it. Orthorexia nervosa occurs when the victim becomes obsessed, not with the quantity of food eaten, but the quality of the food. What starts as a devotion to healthy eating can evolve into a pattern of incredibly strict diets; victims become so focused on eating a “pure” diet (usually raw vegetables and grains) that the planning and preparation of food come to play the dominant role in their lives. Health Food Junkies provides an expert analysis of some of today’s most popular diets–from The Zone to macrobiotics, raw-foodism to food allergy elimination–and shows not only how they can lead to orthorexia, but how they are often built on faulty logic rather than sound medical advice. Offering expert insight gleaned from his work with orthorexia patients, Dr. Bratman outlines the symptoms of orthorexia, describes its progression, and shows readers how to diagnose the condition. Finally, Dr. Bratman offers practical suggestions for intervention and treatment, giving readers the tools they need to conquer this painful disorder, rediscover the joys of eating, and reclaim their lives.

Download or read book Eating Disorder Attitudinal and Behavioral Symptoms Among a Diverse College Sample written by Winters Natalie F. and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognition of the importance of the role of family factors to eating disorders dates back to 1873 when Lasegue highlighted the importance of family in the explanation of anorexia nervosa. A positive relationship between family dysfunction and disordered eating has been routinely cited in the literature; however, there are many studies that have been published in which family dysfunction is related to other psychiatric disorders as well (Fairburn et al., 1997). Thus, there is an emerging need to examine specific factors of the family that are associated with disordered eating. A significant relationship between maternal commentary about weight and shape and disordered eating among daughters has been cited in the literature (Annus et al., 2007). Family functioning and negative paternal commentary regarding body shape and eating have been associated with increased disordered eating and have been shown to fully mediate the relationship between family dysfunction and disordered eating. In addition to maternal commentary, influence from peers to be thin has also been found to be significantly related to eating disorders among females. Furthermore, peer influence has emerged as a stronger predictor of eating disorder symptoms among college women compared to family influence (van den Berg et al., 2002). Thus, it appears important to assess peer influence when examining eating pathology among college women. To date, numerous studies regarding disordered eating have been conducted among Caucasian women; however, the cultural make-up of college student populations is increasingly becoming more diverse (Snyder et al., 2005), underscoring the importance of examining predictors of eating disorder symptomatology among women from diverse racial and ethnic groups. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to examine the relation of general family functioning, negative maternal commentary regarding body shape and eating, and peer influence among Hispanic and Caucasian college women. The research questions are as follows: (1) To what extent does negative maternal commentary about body shape and eating mediate the relationship between general family functioning to behavioral and attitudinal eating disorder symptoms among Hispanic and Caucasian college women? (2) What is the relative contribution of peers and mothers' messages regarding body shape and eating to Hispanic and Caucasian college women's behavioral and attitudinal eating disorder symptoms? (3) Does peer influence moderate the relationship of mother's commentary about weight and body shape to behavioral and attitudinal eating disorder symptoms? The sample will consist of approximately 300 Caucasian and Hispanic undergraduate women for the University of Houston. Students will be recruited through sororities and through university courses. Participants will complete a demographic questionnaire, the Family Assessment Device (measure of family functioning), the Eating Disorder Examination - Questionnaire (measure of eating disorder attitudinal symptoms and behavioral symptoms), the Peer Influence Scale (measure of cues from peers to obtain or attain a thin body shape), the Family Experiences Related to Food Questionnaire - Mother (measure of maternal commentary about body shape and weight), and the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican-Americans II (measure of acculturation to western culture). Four series of regression analyses will be conducted to assess the extent to which the relationship between family functioning and eating disorder attitudinal and behavioral symptoms is mediated by maternal commentary among Caucasian and Hispanic college women. Two additional hierarchical regression analyses will be conducted to examine the combined and unique contribution of negative maternal commentary and peer influence to eating disorder attitudinal and behavioral symptoms as well as the extent to which peer influence moderates the relationship between maternal commentary and eating disorder attitudinal and behavioral symptoms among Caucasian and Hispanic college women.

Download or read book Eating Habits and Psychopathology of College age Women with Diabetes Mellitus and Bulimia written by Terry Stancin and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: