Eating behaviour, drug use, psychopathology and parental bonding in adolescents in Norway.
A 12-item version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-12) was constructed and applied at 1-year intervals in a non-referred cohort of 1193 adolescents in Norway aged 13-18 years. Eight percent of the girls scored beyond the chosen cut-off point of 9/10 the first time and 9% the second time. Factor analysis demonstrated 3 factors--dieting, bulimia and food preoccupation and oral control. Both the total scores on the EAT-12 and the 3 different factor scores showed a significant relationship between eating behaviour and smoking, level of alcohol consumption, alcohol intoxication, psychopathology and parental bonding.
Lavik
N J
NJ
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway.
Clausen
S E
SE
Pedersen
W
W
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009664:Norway; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D010556:Personality Tests; D011599:Psychopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*