title: Bulimic symptoms in adolescent girls and boys.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The factor structure of the Bulimic Investigatory Test (BITE) was examined in adolescent girls and boys.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven hundred and seventy seven adolescents (427 girls and 350 boys) completed the BITE.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consistent with the original scale, one factor describing overall bulimic symptoms was found for the girls. However, two factors were required to summarize the boys' symptoms: "Emotional and Rigid/Disruptive Eating Style" and "Food Preoccupation and Binging."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results are discussed in relation to Fairburn's (Fairburn. (1995). Overcoming Binge Eating. New York: Guilford) distinction which separates problem from nonproblem binge eating. Further studies are now needed to examine the mechanisms underlying the development of bulimic eating in boys and young men.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. lina@deakin.edu.au
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ricciardelli
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kiernan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors