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
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2017-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Von Schell, Anna Victoria
- Thesis director: Perez, Marisol
- Committee member: Ohrt, Tara
- Contributor (ctb): Department of Psychology
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College