Search Results - subject:"eating disorders"

Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women

Font, Joan Costa; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2011

Excessive preoccupation with self-image (or identity) is regarded as a factor contributing to the proliferation of food disorders, especially among young women. This paper models how self-image and peer effects influence health-related behaviours, specifically food disorders. We empirically test...

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Can Stored Data Answer All Questions: A Study of Questions on Eating Disorders

Palme, Jacob; Palme, Gunborg - In: International Journal of Reliable and Quality … 5 (2016) 2, pp. 65-79

about eating disorders and obesity. The conclusion is that the statement, which was investigated, was not true. There was a …% of all questions. The paper offers insight into different types of questions posted on-line in the area of eating … disorders. From the study follows that to provide satisfactory answers to a large part of the questions, it is necessary to have …

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"Infecting" those we care about : social network effects on body image

Grover, Aditi; Foreman, Jeffrey; Burckes-Miller, Mardie - In: International journal of pharmaceutical and healthcare … 10 (2016) 3, pp. 323-338

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“Infecting” those we care about: social network effects on body image

Grover, Aditi; Foreman, Jeffrey; Burckes-Miller, Mardie - In: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare … 10 (2016) 3, pp. 323-338

prevention programs, including social media campaigns, as preventative healthcare to reduce the risk of the spread of eating … disorders and promote psychological health of at-risk young adults. …

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Body image, peer effects and food disorders: evidence from a sample of European women

Costa-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

Excessive preoccupation with self-image has been pinpointed as a factor contributing to the proliferation of food disorders, especially among young women. To provide an economic basis for this argument this paper models how ‘self-image’ and ‘other people’s appearance’ influence...

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Body image and food disorders: evidence from a sample of European women

Costa-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia - 2008

Excessive preoccupation for self-image has been pointed out as an essential factor explaining food disorders. This paper draws upon Akerlof and Kranton (2000) to model how self-image and others' appearances influence health related behaviours. We estimate the influence of peers' image on the...

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Body Image and Food Disorders: Evidence from a Sample of European Women

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia - CESifo - 2008

Excessive preoccupation for self-image has been pointed out as an essential factor explaining food disorders. This paper draws upon Akerlof and Kranton (2000) to model how ’self-image’ and others’ appearances influence health related behaviours. We estimate the influence of ’peers’...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094452

Analysis of partially observed clustered data using generalized estimating equations and multiple imputation

Aloisio, Kathryn M.; Swanson, Sonja A.; Micali, Nadia; … - In: Stata Journal 14 (2014) 4, pp. 863-883

Clustered data arise in many settings, particularly within the social and biomedical sciences. For example, multiple-source reports are commonly collected in child and adolescent psychiatric epidemiologic studies where researchers use various informants (for instance, parents and adolescents) to...

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The relationship between body mass index and unhealthy weight control behaviors among adolescents : the role of family and peer social support

Vander Wal, Jillon S. - In: Economics and human biology 10 (2012) 4, pp. 395-404

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The relationship between body mass index and unhealthy weight control behaviors among adolescents: The role of family and peer social support

Wal, Jillon S. Vander - In: Economics & Human Biology 10 (2012) 4, pp. 395-404

Adolescents classified as overweight or obese are more likely to use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals or fasting than their healthy weight peers. Adolescents with low perceived social support may be at particular risk. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to...

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