Binge eating in adolescents: Its relation to behavioural problems and family meal patterns
- Sierra-Baigrie, S. 1
- Lemos-Giráldez, S. 1
- Fonseca-Pedrero, E. 1
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Universidad de Oviedo
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ISSN: 1471-0153
Año de publicación: 2009
Volumen: 10
Número: 1
Páginas: 22-28
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Eating Behaviors
Resumen
The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between binge eating, behavioural problems and family-meal patterns in a sample of adolescents. Two hundred and fifty-nine adolescents from a public secondary school completed the Bulimic Investigatory test, Edinburgh (BITE) [Henderson, M., & Freeman, C. P. (1987). A self-rating scale for bulimia. The "BITE". British Journal of Psychiatry, 150, 18-24.] and the Youth Self-Report (YSR) [Achenbach, T. M. (1991). Manual for the Youth Self-Report and 1991 profile. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont.], as well as 13 additional questions regarding the eating episodes and family-meal patterns. The results show that binge eating is a frequent behaviour in adolescence with 33.2% of the sample reporting binge eating at least once in the last six months. The adolescents who reported binge eating had higher scores on most of the YSR first-order factors compared to those who do not engage in this behaviour. No differences were found in family meal patterns. Questions regarding the binge-eating episodes were also analysed making comparisons by age and gender. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.