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Adolescent body image distortion (BID) prospectively predicts the onset of dieting in young adulthood for both men and women.
If you perceive yourself as overweight when you are not (body image distortion), you are at higher risk of starting to diet in young adulthood. This risk applies to both men and women. Addressing body image distortion early may prevent the onset of dieting behaviors.
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Specifically, BID predicted higher odds of dieting onset by W3 among both men and women (OR = 1.72, CI = 1.13–2.61, p < 0.05; OR = 1.25, CI = 1.02–1.53, p < 0.05, respectively).
Why this rating
Large longitudinal sample, prospective design, statistically significant results for both genders.
Source
Longitudinal predictors of dieting and disordered eating among young adults in the U.S.
Janet M. Liechty et al. · International Journal of Eating Disorders · 2013
DOI 10.1002/eat.22174
cohort · n=14322Cited 192×
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