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Does warm weather climate affect eating disorder pathology?
Author(s) -
Sloan Denise M.
Publication year - 2002
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/eat.10077
Subject(s) - body mass index , affect (linguistics) , psychology , body weight , eating disorders , clinical psychology , demography , medicine , pathology , endocrinology , communication , sociology
Objective The aim of this study was to examine whether residing in a year‐round warm weather climate is related to eating disorder pathology. Method College females from a southeastern and a northeastern region of the United States were compared on body mass index, the Bulimia Test‐Revised, the Body Shape Questionnaire, and the Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire. Results Females residing in the southeastern region were of significantly lower body weight, engaged in more frequent bulimic behaviors (e.g., bingeing and inappropriate compensatory behaviors), and displayed significantly greater concern regarding their body shape compared with the females residing in the northeastern region. Discussion Findings obtained in this study indicate that residing in a warm weather climate may produce a heightened risk for development of eating disorder pathology. © 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 32: 240–244, 2002.