EATING DISORDERS: EATING DISORDERS AMONG ADOLESCENTS: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND INTERVENTION - Softcover

Rajkumar, Rekha; U Muktamath, Vinutha

 
9786205632574: EATING DISORDERS: EATING DISORDERS AMONG ADOLESCENTS: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND INTERVENTION
Softcover
ISBN 10: 6205632578 ISBN 13: 9786205632574
Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

The prevalence rate of eating disorders in adolescents ranged from 11-28%.More adolescents girls engaged in disordered eating behaviors compared to adolescent's boys. Risk of disordered eating attitude was twice as high among females as in males. Dysfunctional eating behaviors was higher in obese than in normal weight adolescent. Risk of disordered eating attitude among obese adolescents was two to times higher than that of non-obese, in both genders. Healthy body composition and high levels of physical fitness were found to be the protective factors for eating disorders in young adults. Eating disorders were associated with more emotional and peer problemsProblematic profiles of family functioning exhibiting lower levels of cohesion and flexibility and higher scores on the sub dimensions of disengagement, enmeshment, rigidity, and chaotic characteristics were found to be the risk factors of eating disorders in adolescents. Bodily shame was found to be a significant factor related to ED risk in obese adolescents. Group based and parent group intervention programmes had positive benefit in terms of eating disorder symptom reductions and BMI reduction especially in females.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

A Human Developmentalist, completed Masters in Human Development & Family Studies. Specialized in assessment of children, developmentally challenged children. Has conducted research on cerebral Palsy children and worked in National research forum in projects. Has published research articles, chapters in books and presented research papers.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Verlag
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
6205632578
ISBN 13 
9786205632574
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
52
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Nicht verfügbar
Verantwortliche Person
Edicoes Nosso Conhecimento
customerservice@vdm-vsg.de

SIA
Riga
1039
Litauen