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Twenty years after twiggy: A retrospective investigation of bulimic‐like behaviors
Author(s) -
Rosenzweig Marianne,
Spruill Jean
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198701)6:1<59::aid-eat2260060108>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - disordered eating , psychology , incidence (geometry) , weight control , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , eating disorders , demography , medicine , obesity , physics , optics , sociology
The current research investigated the incidence and severity of bulimiclike behaviors over time in 159 women who were college freshmen in 1965. The results indicate that significantly more women are engaging in bulimic‐like behaviors today than they did in their high school and college years, and that the frequency with which they engage in disordered eating and extreme weight control practices is increasing. Our sample, whether or not they engaged in disordered eating or extreme weight control practices, perceived themselves to be heavier than they actually were. The data suggest that the apparent increase in bulimic‐like behaviors is small but real, and that women other than college students are also at risk.