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ERIC Number: EJ419657
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Body Dissatisfaction and Eating-Related Problems on the College Campus: Usefulness of the Eating Disorder Inventory with a Nonclinical Population.
Klemchuk, Helen P.; And Others
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v37 n3 p297-305 Jul 1990
Administered Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) to 1,506 female undergraduates. Found very high rates of body dissatisfaction. EDI factor analysis yielded six-factor structure accounting for 41 percent of variance. Two risk groups were identified on basis of extreme EDI factor scores: body-dissatisfied group and binge-purge group with poor psychological adjustment. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Body Image, Eating Habits, Females, Higher Education, Negative Attitudes, Satisfaction, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Eating Disorder Inventory
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