Comparison of overweight and obese military-dependent and civilian adolescent girls with loss-of-control eating

ABSTRACT Objective Limited data suggest that the children of U.S. service members may be at increased risk for disordered‐eating. To date, no study has directly compared adolescent military‐dependents to their civilian peers along measures of eating pathology and associated correlates. We, therefore...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 2015-09, Vol.48 (6), p.790-794
Main Authors: Schvey, Natasha A., Sbrocco, Tracy, Stephens, Mark, Bryant, Edny J., Ress, Rachel, Spieker, Elena A., Conforte, Allison, Bakalar, Jennifer L., Pickworth, Courtney K., Barmine, Marissa, Klein, David, Brady, Sheila M., Yanovski, Jack A., Tanofsky-Kraff, Marian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescents
Binge-Eating Disorder - epidemiology
Binge-Eating Disorder - psychology
Body Weight
Child
Comparative analysis
Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology
disordered-eating
Eating disorders
Female
Girls
Humans
loss of control and binge eating
military dependents
Military Personnel
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - psychology
overweight
Overweight - epidemiology
Overweight - psychology
Peer Group
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
United States
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective Limited data suggest that the children of U.S. service members may be at increased risk for disordered‐eating. To date, no study has directly compared adolescent military‐dependents to their civilian peers along measures of eating pathology and associated correlates. We, therefore, compared overweight and obese adolescent female military‐dependents to their civilian counterparts along measures of eating‐related pathology and psychosocial functioning. Method Adolescent females with a BMI between the 85th and 97th percentiles and who reported loss‐of‐control eating completed interview and questionnaire assessments of eating‐related and general psychopathology. Results Twenty‐three military‐dependents and 105 civilians participated. Controlling for age, race, and BMI‐z, military‐dependents reported significantly more binge episodes per month (p 
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/eat.22424