Research Article

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder endorsements among adolescents and young adults from China

  1. Hong Chen1,2,
  2. Todd Jackson1,3,*

Article first published online: 25 OCT 2007

DOI: 10.1002/erv.837

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European Eating Disorders Review

European Eating Disorders Review

Volume 16, Issue 5, pages 375–385, September/October 2008

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Chen, H. and Jackson, T. (2008), Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder endorsements among adolescents and young adults from China. European Eating Disorders Review, 16: 375–385. doi: 10.1002/erv.837

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  1. 1

    Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

  2. 2

    School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

  3. 3

    Department of Psychology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

*Department of Psychology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

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  1. Issue published online: 18 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 25 OCT 2007

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Keywords:

  • eating disorders;
  • body dissatisfaction;
  • adolescents and young adults;
  • China;
  • demographics

Abstract

This research assessed the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder symptoms among young people from China. A sample of 1320 females and 783 males between 12 and 22 years of age was recruited from academic settings in various regions of China and completed a back-translated Chinese version of the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale, as well as measures of body dissatisfaction and demographics. As expected, reported eating disorder symptoms and body dissatisfaction were significantly higher for females than males. Eating disorder symptoms and body dissatisfaction were also more pronounced for participants from higher income households. Finally, age differences in symptoms and body dissatisfaction were inconsistent. In sum, findings extend past prevalence research and highlight specific sociodemographic correlates of eating pathology and body dissatisfaction among Chinese adolescents and young adults. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

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