Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age: A 6-year longitudinal cohort study

Eating disorders pose risks to health and wellbeing in young adolescents, but prospective studies of risk factors are scarce and this has impeded prevention efforts. This longitudinal study aimed to examine risk factors for eating disorder symptoms in a population-based birth cohort of young adolesc...

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Main Authors: Evans, Elizabeth H., Adamson, Ashley J., Basterfield, Laura, Le Couteur, Ann, Reilly, Jessica K., Reilly, John J., Parkinson, Kathryn N.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Academic Press 2017
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5152119/
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Summary:Eating disorders pose risks to health and wellbeing in young adolescents, but prospective studies of risk factors are scarce and this has impeded prevention efforts. This longitudinal study aimed to examine risk factors for eating disorder symptoms in a population-based birth cohort of young adolescents at 12 years.