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ERIC Number: EJ1043914
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
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The Use of the BASC-2 for the Identification of Female Adolescents at Risk for Developing an Eating Disorder
Stachowitz, Annie L.; Choi, Hee-Sook; Schweinle, Amy
Psychology in the Schools, v51 n10 p1063-1075 Dec 2014
Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction prevalence rates are on the rise among adolescent females. The present study examined the potential use of a commonly used social--emotional instrument, the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2), for detecting the presence of possible eating disorders in adolescent females in a school setting. Participants included 65 female adolescents aged 13 to 17 years from Midwestern public middle and high schools. The Eating Disorder Inventory-Third Edition was used to determine eating disorder risk and level of body dissatisfaction. Those adolescents at risk for developing an eating disorder differed significantly on 12 of the 16 BASC-2 scales, whereas four of these scales were also in the clinically significant range according to the BASC-2 normative sample. A common profile of a female adolescent at risk for developing an eating disorder was explored. Implications of the findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Eating Disorder Inventory; Behavior Assessment System for Children
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