title: Breaking the Silence: Disordered Eating and Big Five Traits in College Men.
abstract: Men remain largely underrepresented in the eating disorder literature and few studies have investigated risk factors for disordered eating among men. The current study examined associations between Big Five personality traits and eating disorder symptoms in a sample of college men (N = 144). Participants completed the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale and Ten Item Personality Inventory online. Results suggested that openness was positively associated with purging-type behaviors and that emotional stability was positively related to symptoms of anorexia nervosa and global eating pathology. Findings highlight the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms among college men and suggest that these symptoms are associated with a different constellation of personality traits than is typically reported among women. Implications for targeted prevention and intervention programs and future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA adubovi@albany.edu.
authors.forename: Abigail S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dubovi
authors.affiliation: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D010551:Personality; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Big Five traits; college students; eating disorders; personality; undergraduate men