title: Relationship status predicts lower restrictive eating pathology for bisexual and gay men across 10-year follow-up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Cross-sectional studies support that bisexual and gay (BG) men are at increased risk for eating pathology, and romantic relationships may buffer against risk; however, no studies have examined this association longitudinally. The current study examined how romantic relationships impact the trajectory of eating pathology in BG versus heterosexual men.
  
  
  METHODS
  BG (n = 51) and heterosexual (n = 522) men completed surveys of health and eating behaviors at baseline and 10-year follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For BG men, being single at baseline prospectively predicted an increase in Drive for Thinness scores over 10-year follow-up. Additionally, for BG men in relationships at baseline, lower relationship satisfaction predicted an increase in Drive for Thinness scores over time. Conversely, these relationship variables did not predict trajectory of eating pathology for heterosexual men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implications for theoretical models of risk, including objectification theory and sexual minority stress theory, and prevention, including peer-led cognitive dissonance based interventions, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
authors.forename: Tiffany A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Keel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: eating pathology; longitudinal; men; relationship; sexual orientation