ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2009
Gender difference in the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms.
Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 226 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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226 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Mindfulness-based eating in obesity and anxiety: a randomized controlled trial and feasibility assessment.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
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- The global burden of mental and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Perceived stress appraisals mediate the association between childhood trauma and trait binge eating in adults.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
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- Development and validation of a short form of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Relationship between obsessive personality traits and eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- From Interpersonal Insecurity to Disordered Eating: The Mediating Pathway of Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Examining eating disorder symptoms and sex as moderators of the association between the sensory attributes and appeal of e-cigarettes.Journal of psychiatric research · 2026Article
- Eating attitudes and trauma in third-generation holocaust survivors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Men and women who seek treatment for binge-spectrum eating disorders have similar baseline characteristics.Appetite · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examined gender differences in prevalence of eating disorder symptoms including body image concerns (body checking or avoidance), binge eating, and inappropriate compensatory behaviors.
methodA random sample of members (ages 18-35 years) of a health maintenance organization was recruited to complete a survey by mail or on-line. Items were drawn from the Patient Health Questionnaire and the Body Shape Questionnaire.
resultsAmong the 3,714 women and 1,808 men who responded, men were more likely to report overeating, whereas women were more likely to endorse loss of control while eating. Although statistically significant gender differences were observed, with women significantly more likely than men to report body checking and avoidance, binge eating, fasting, and vomiting, effect sizes ("Number Needed to Treat") were small to moderate. DISCUSSION: Few studies of eating disorders include men, yet our findings suggest that a substantial minority of men also report eating disorder symptoms.
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