scholarly journals Advanced paternal age at birth: phenotypic and etiologic associations with eating pathology in offspring

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 1029-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Racine ◽  
K. M. Culbert ◽  
S. A. Burt ◽  
K. L. Klump
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Pathology ◽  
Paternal Age ◽  
Advanced Paternal Age ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
Twin Models ◽  
Age At Birth ◽  
Disorder Risk ◽  
Disordered Eating Symptoms

BackgroundAdvanced paternal age at birth has been linked to several psychiatric disorders in offspring (e.g. schizophrenia) and genetic mechanisms are thought to underlie these associations. This study is the first to investigate whether advanced paternal age at birth is associated with eating disorder risk using a twin study design capable of examining both phenotypic and genetic associations.MethodIn a large, population-based sample of female twins aged 8–17 years in mid-puberty or beyond (n = 1722), we investigated whether advanced paternal age was positively associated with disordered eating symptoms and an eating disorder history [i.e. anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge eating disorder (BED)] in offspring. Biometric twin models examined whether genetic and/or environmental factors underlie paternal age effects for disordered eating symptoms.ResultsAdvanced paternal age was positively associated with disordered eating symptoms and an eating disorder history, where the highest level of pathology was observed in offspring born to fathers ⩾40 years old. The results were not accounted for by maternal age at birth, body mass index (BMI), socio-economic status (SES), fertility treatment or parental psychiatric history. Twin models indicated decreased genetic, and increased environmental, effects on disordered eating with advanced paternal age.ConclusionsAdvanced paternal age increased risk for the full spectrum of eating pathology, independent of several important covariates. However, contrary to leading hypotheses, environmental rather than genetic factors accounted for paternal age–disordered eating associations. These data highlight the need to explore novel (potentially environmental) mechanisms underlying the effects of advanced paternal age on offspring eating disorder risk.

scholarly journals Globalization and eating disorder risk: Peer influence, perceived social norms, and adolescent disordered eating in Fiji

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 727-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret E. Gerbasi ◽  
Lauren K. Richards ◽  
Jennifer J. Thomas ◽  
Jessica C. Agnew-Blais ◽  
Heather Thompson-Brenner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
Perceived Social Norms ◽  
Disorder Risk

scholarly journals An Examination of Sex Differences in a Disease-Specific Model of Disordered Eating Behaviors in Type 1 Diabetes

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura B Smith ◽  
Nicole Foster ◽  
Sureka Bollepalli ◽  
Hannah F Fitterman-Harris ◽  
Diana Rancourt
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disease Specific ◽  
Disorder Risk

Abstract Objective Preliminary evidence supports the integration of type 1 diabetes (T1D) disease-specific factors into eating disorder risk models. The current study explored whether cross-sectional associations among constructs included in the modified dual pathway model of eating disorder risk for individuals with T1D are similar across sex among adolescents and young adults with T1D. Methods Original study participants were recruited from the T1D Exchange Clinic Network, a U.S. registry of individuals with T1D. Online surveys included measures of general eating disorder risk factors, hypothesized T1D-specific risk factors, and a T1D-specific eating disorder questionnaire. The current study is a secondary analysis with the adolescents (13–17 years; n = 307; 46.9% female) and young adults (18–25 years; n = 313; 62.6% female) from the original sample. In the absence of strong measurement invariance for all measures of interest, sex-specific path models were estimated among the adolescent and young adult cohorts. Results Only two paths emerged as significant in the female, but not male, adolescent model. In the young adult cohort, all significant paths were the same across sex. Conclusions Both general and T1D-specific risk factors are associated with disordered eating behaviors in the T1D population. Patterns of associations were similar across male and female youth with T1D, suggesting that sex-specific prevention approaches to disordered eating behaviors among T1D youth may not be warranted.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Eating Disorder Risk and Body Image Distortion Among National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Varsity Equestrian Athletes

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni M. Torres-McGehee ◽  
Eva V. Monsma ◽  
Jennifer L. Gay ◽  
Dawn M. Minton ◽  
Ashley N. Mady-Foster
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
The United States ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Risk Classification ◽  
Academic Status ◽  
Eating Attitudes Test ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
Disorder Risk

Context: Participation in appearance-based sports, particularly at the collegiate level, may place additional pressures on female athletes to be thin, which may increase the likelihood of their resorting to drastic weight control measures, such as disordered eating behaviors. Objectives: (1) To estimate the prevalence and sources of eating disorder risk classification by academic status (freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior) and riding discipline (English and Western), (2) to examine riding style and academic status variations in body mass index (BMI) and silhouette type, and (3) to examine these variations across eating disorder risk classification type (eg, body image disturbances). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Seven universities throughout the United States. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 138 participants volunteered (mean age = 19.88 ± 1.29 years). They represented 2 equestrian disciplines: English riding (n = 91) and Western riding (n = 47). Main Outcome Measure(s): Participants self-reported menstrual cycle history, height, and weight. We screened for eating disorder risk behaviors with the Eating Attitudes Test and for body disturbance with sex-specific BMI silhouettes. Results: Based on the Eating Attitudes Test, estimated eating disorder prevalence was 42.0% in the total sample, 38.5% among English riders, and 48.9% among Western riders. No BMI or silhouette differences were found across academic status or discipline in disordered eating risk. Overall, participants perceived their body images as significantly larger than their actual physical sizes (self-reported BMI) and wanted to be significantly smaller in both normal clothing and competitive uniforms. Conclusions: Disordered eating risk prevalence among equestrian athletes was similar to that reported in other aesthetic sports and lower than that in nonaesthetic sports. Athletic trainers working with these athletes should be sensitive to these risks and refer athletes as needed to clinicians knowledgeable about disordered eating. Professionals working with this population should avoid making negative comments about physical size and appearance.

A longitudinal perspective of eating disorder risk in immigrant and Spanish native adolescents: The longitudinal up & down study.

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 590-597
Author(s):  
Laura Esteban-Gonzalo ◽  
Juan Luis González-Pascual ◽  
Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez ◽  
Rocío Izquierdo-Gómez ◽  
Oscar L. Veiga
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
Disorder Risk

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a peer-delivered dissonance-based program in reducing eating disorder risk factors in high school girls

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna C. Ciao ◽  
Janet D. Latner ◽  
Krista E. Brown ◽  
Daria S. Ebneter ◽  
Carolyn B. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Disorder Risk

Distributed and condensed versions of a cognitive dissonance programme: comparative effects on eating disorder risk factors and symptoms

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Smith Kilpela ◽  
Lindsey B. DeBoer ◽  
Mary Clare Alley ◽  
Katherine Presnell ◽  
Julia West McGinley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
Disorder Risk

Media Literacy Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment

2019 ◽  
pp. 374-384
Author(s):  
Simon Wilksch
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Developmental Theory ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
Literacy Interventions ◽  
Positive Body Image ◽  
The Media ◽  
Disorder Risk

This chapter explores the media literacy approach to body image and eating disorder risk reduction through a positive body image and embodiment lens. While most media literacy research in the field to date has focused on reducing eating disorder risk factors, available evidence is discussed for how media literacy programs can impact the physical, mental, and social power domains relevant to the developmental theory of embodiment. The media literacy approach appears well suited to investigations of positive body image and embodiment. While media literacy primarily focuses on reducing the perceived importance of appearance and weight, the mechanism by which this is achieved needs further exploration where it is likely that such “positive” features play an important part.

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