2005
Ethnic differences in the prediction of eating and body image disturbances among female adolescent psychiatric inpatients
White MA, Grilo CM. Ethnic differences in the prediction of eating and body image disturbances among female adolescent psychiatric inpatients. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2005, 38: 78-84. PMID: 15971250, DOI: 10.1002/eat.20142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody image dissatisfactionFemale adolescent psychiatric inpatientsBody image disturbanceAdolescent psychiatric inpatientsImage disturbancePeer insecurityBody image domainsHypothesized componentsImage dissatisfactionBinge eatingDisorder symptomsPsychiatric inpatientsPredictor variablesDietary restraintBody imageDisorder featuresFemale adolescentsEatingSocial variablesAdolescent femalesCurrent studyEthnic groupsPredictorsDifferent patternsImpulsivity
2003
Racial/ethnic differences in weight concerns: Protective and risk factors for the development of eating disorders and obesity among adolescent females
White M, Kohlmaier J, Varnado-Sullivan P, Williamson D. Racial/ethnic differences in weight concerns: Protective and risk factors for the development of eating disorders and obesity among adolescent females. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2003, 8: 20-25. PMID: 12762621, DOI: 10.1007/bf03324985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaucasian adolescent girlsAfrican American girlsAppearance concernsAmerican girlsAdolescent girlsSelf-report measuresBody shapeDisorder symptomsWeight concernsAdolescent femalesPhysical appearanceCaucasian girlGirlsThinnessMeasuresDisordersRelative absenceDietingHigh levelsBehaviorPerceptionEthnic differencesFindingsBeliefsAfrican Americans