TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender differences and correlates of extreme dieting behaviours in US adolescents
AU - Brown, Catherine S.
AU - Kola, Susanna
AU - Dhingra, Katie
PY - 2015/5/9
Y1 - 2015/5/9
N2 - This article examined correlates of and gender differences in extreme dieting behaviours among 15,425 US adolescents from the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Suicidal thoughts and plans and binge drinking were related to extreme dieting behaviours in females, but not in males. Suicide attempts, daily smoking and marijuana use were related to extreme dieting behaviours in males, but not females. Results suggest extreme dieting behaviours are associated with a range of negative psychosocial factors and substance use behaviours, and that these differ for boys and girls. Additional research is required to elucidate these relationships, and these results provide a focus for future research, prevention and intervention efforts.
AB - This article examined correlates of and gender differences in extreme dieting behaviours among 15,425 US adolescents from the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Suicidal thoughts and plans and binge drinking were related to extreme dieting behaviours in females, but not in males. Suicide attempts, daily smoking and marijuana use were related to extreme dieting behaviours in males, but not females. Results suggest extreme dieting behaviours are associated with a range of negative psychosocial factors and substance use behaviours, and that these differ for boys and girls. Additional research is required to elucidate these relationships, and these results provide a focus for future research, prevention and intervention efforts.
KW - extreme dieting behaviours
KW - gender differences
KW - psychosocial correlates
KW - Youth Risk Behaviour Survey
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930694323&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1359105315573441
DO - 10.1177/1359105315573441
M3 - Article
C2 - 25903244
AN - SCOPUS:84930694323
VL - 20
SP - 569
EP - 579
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
SN - 1359-1053
IS - 5
ER -
