Perceptions of gender ideals predict outcome of eating disorders in adolescent girls.
Clinical features have low predictive value for the outcome of eating disorders. This study focuses on the possible predictive value of gender ideals. Data was from adolescent girls thoroughly assessed both at presentation and at a three-year follow up. Few variables differed between the outcome groups. However, perceptions of gender ideals, as measured by the Three Questions of Ideals, were found to contribute to the prediction of outcome. A discriminant analysis showed that gender ideals, maturity fears, sexual debut, and vomiting were significant discriminators in a set of factors, which correctly classified the outcome for 75.3% of the sample.
Thurfjell
Barbro
B
Department of Neuroscience, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. barbro.thurfjell@bupinst.uu.se
Eliasson
Mona
M
Swenne
Ingemar
I
von Knorring
Anne-Liis
AL
Engström
Ingemar
I
D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012718:Set, Psychology; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden