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The development of eating attitude test scores in adolescence
Author(s) -
Wood Alison,
Waller Glenn,
Miller John,
Slade Peter
Publication year - 1992
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(199204)11:3<279::aid-eat2260110312>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - dieting , psychology , developmental psychology , eating attitudes test , disordered eating , adolescent development , test (biology) , eating behavior , pathological , clinical psychology , eating disorders , medicine , obesity , weight loss , paleontology , pathology , biology
Abstract Age‐related norms are presented for adolescent girls completing the Eating Attitudes lest (EAT). The relevance of developmental changes (increased Dieting and lower Oral Control) is discussed for clinicians and researchers using the EAT to ‘screen’ for pathological eating patterns.