title: Predicting interest in liposuction among women with eating problems: a population-based study.
abstract: The purpose of this paper was to examine predictors of an interest in liposuction among women with eating problems. A questionnaire was sent to 3500 women aged 18-35 years, whereof 378 of 1861 responders screened positively on eating problems. Assessments included sociodemographic status, social network, physical exercise, attitudes towards cosmetic surgery, teasing history, body dysmorphic disorder-like symptoms, body image, self-esteem, personality, interpersonal attachment and emotional distress. Fifty-two percent reported an interest in liposuction, which was independently predicted by appearance orientation, appearance evaluation, being critical/quarrelsome, teasing history, wish for a better relationship with father, low education and being unmarried. Predictors differed somewhat from those previously found in the general population. Considering that our sample consisted of women with self-reported eating problems, the association between liposuction and eating behaviors should be further examined in a sample of patients with a formal eating disorder diagnosis.
authors: Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.
authors: Iiná Márjá
authors: IM
authors: Jávo
authors: Gunn
authors: G
authors: Pettersen
authors: Jan H
authors: JH
authors: Rosenvinge
authors: Tore
authors: T
authors: Sørlie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004522:Educational Status; D004954:Esthetics; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D017533:Marital Status; D008403:Mass Screening; D010555:Personality Inventory; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult