title: Eating disordered behaviors: a comparison of male and female university students.
abstract: This study compared male and female students on measures characteristic of eating disordered behavior. Measures investigated were subscales of the Eating Disorders Inventory and of the Restrained Eating Scale. Results indicated that both males and females reported a fundamental pattern of eating disordered behavior. This pattern consisted of going on and off diets with an accompanying complaint of a lack of confidence in recognizing and identifying sensations of hunger and satiety. Females differed from males in that they reported more anorexic behavior and scored significantly higher on most measures of eating disordered behavior. Although the fundamental pattern of disordered eating leading to bulimia may be similar between the sexes, females appear to be at greater risk to the development of these behaviors.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lundholm
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D003463:Cues; D004032:Diet; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology