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Eating Disorder Symptomatology in Adolescent Boys and Girls: Identifying Distinct Developmental Trajectory Classes

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Verschueren, Margaux, Claes, Laurence, Palmeroni, Nina, Bogaerts, Annabel, Gandhi, Amarendra, Moons, Philip, Luyckx, Koen·2020·Journal of Youth and Adolescence

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Eating disorder symptomatology is highly prevalent in adolescence and is regarded one of the most important precursors of clinical eating disorders. The present longitudinal study examined the development of eating disorder symptomatology in adolescents over two years. At Time 1,528 high school students filled out self-report questionnaires (50.5% female; M age = 15 years). Multivariate latent growth curve modeling and latent class growth analyses were performed to model latent trajectories and to identify latent trajectory classes. Stable trajectories of drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction were found, whereas bulimia and BMI increased over time. Important gender differences pointed to girls experiencing more eating disorder symptoms at each time point. Additionally, more diverse trajectory classes were found in girls than in boys. Finally, classes with the most eating disorder symptoms also experienced the most problems in identity development, internalizing symptoms, and the least effortful control. The present study underscores the importance of identifying vulnerable adolescents that experience greater eating disorder symptomatology, as they also seem to experience the worst psychosocial development.

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Authors
Verschueren, M., Claes, L., Palmeroni, N., Bogaerts, A., Gandhi, A., Moons, P., & Luyckx, K.
Affiliations
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • University of Antwerp (BE)
  • University of Gothenburg (SE)
  • University of the Free State (ZA)
Corresponding author
Verschueren, Margaux
Venue
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Published
2019-11-24
Volume
49
Issue
2
Pages
410-426
ISSN
  • 0047-2891 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6601
OpenAlex
W2990066288
Cited by
26
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8
FWCI
3.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Research Foundation-Flanders (1125918N)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
eating disorder symptoms, adolescents, developmental trajectories, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, bulimia nervosa, body mass index, gender differences, identity construction, internalizing problems, effortful control
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Sex Factors, Social Class, Socioeconomic Factors, Thinness, Prevalence, Self Report

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