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Eating Disorders Among a Community‐Based Sample of Chilean Female Adolescents
Author(s) -
Granillo M. Teresa,
GroganKaylor Andrew,
Delva Jorge,
Castillo Marcela
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00733.x
Subject(s) - eating disorders , anxiety , logistic regression , psychology , affect (linguistics) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , communication
The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence and correlates of eating disorders among a community‐based sample of female Chilean adolescents. Data were collected through structured interviews with 420 female adolescents residing in Santiago, Chile. Approximately 4% of the sample reported ever being diagnosed with an eating disorder. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that those with higher symptoms of anxiety and who had tried cigarettes were significantly more likely to have been diagnosed with an eating disorder. Findings indicate that Chilean female adolescents are at risk for eating disorders and that eating disorders, albeit maladaptive, may be a means to cope with negative affect, specifically anxiety.