title: The influence of gender and age on the association between "fat-talk" and disordered eating: an examination in men and women from their 20s to their 50s.
abstract: Fat-talk is a common experience in college-aged women, yet little is known about fat-talk in men and across the lifespan. Exposure to fat-talk was compared in a large sample of men (n = 819) and women (n = 1,696) across four age cohorts. Greater exposure to fat-talk was associated with increased disordered eating for men and women. Men experienced less fat-talk than women. Age was negatively associated with fat-talk in women but not in men. Weaker associations between fat-talk and disordered eating were found in men compared to women and in older individuals compared to younger individuals. Nonetheless, the positive association between fat-talk and disordered eating in men and women from late adolescence to midlife and beyond indicates a need to extend intervention programs to target fat-talk in men and women across the lifespan.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Florida State University , Tallahassee , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Mirela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tzoneva
authors.forename: K Jean
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Forney
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Keel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult