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An Examination of Prevalence Rates for Disordered Eating Behavior across Sexual Minority Undergraduate Men and Women
Description
Introduction: The current study aimed to explore the prevalence rates of binge-eating and weight compensatory behaviors across sexual minority undergraduate men and women. Methods: The sample included 3411 undergraduate men and women from a large public university. Participants completed a self-report online questionnaire regarding various personality, social networking, and health behaviors. Results: Analyses showed no difference in binge-eating for women, but statistically significant differences across sexual orientation groups for weight compensatory behaviors. Analyses for men showed statistically significant differences between sexual orientation groups for objective-binge eating and self-induced vomiting. There were no differences among men for other behaviors. Discussion: These findings demonstrate both statistically and clinically significant differences across sexual orientation groups indicating that gender as well as sexual orientation bear a correlation to the propensity to engage in certain disordered eating behaviors.
Date Created
2017-05
Contributors
- Von Schell, Anna Victoria (Author)
- Perez, Marisol (Thesis director)
- Ohrt, Tara (Committee member)
- Department of Psychology (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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19 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2016-2017
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.43728
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minimal
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