Eating Attitudes in African-American Women: The Essence Eating Disorders Survey
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Eating Disorders
- Vol. 2 (1) , 5-16
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10640269408249094
Abstract
This paper reports on the initial findings of the largest eating disorders study of African-Americans to date. The survey was conducted through a questionnaire in Essence, the largest African-American women's publication in the US. The questionnaire included the EAT-26, a body image distortion and dissatisfaction measure (BIDDE), and items on laxative use, depression, socioeconomic status, and cultural identity. We report on a sample of 600 of over 2,000 respondents. In comparing the results to theKeywords
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