title: Social Rank, Rank-Related Life Events and Eating Pathology.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study explored the role of meaning in the link between stress and disordered eating, in particular focusing on social rank.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and eleven women completed measures of eating pathology, depression, social comparison and life events where life events were assessed in terms of general loss, threat, shame and loss of social status.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Events involving loss of social status were related to eating pathology but only in women reporting self-perceived low rank. Events that did not concern social status were unrelated to eating pathology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women who perceive themselves to be low social status appear vulnerable to events that concern their social status.
authors.affiliation: Dr Nicholas Troop, School of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK.
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Troop
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D012649:Self Concept; D012752:Shame; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: eating disorders; life events; social rank; stress