title: Eating disorder behaviors and attitudes in Japanese adolescent girls and boys in high schools.
abstract: To investigate eating disorder behaviors and attitudes in adolescents, we administered the eating disorder examination questionnaire (EDE-Q) to Japanese adolescent girls and boys. The EDE-Q global scores in Japanese girls and boys, respectively, were significantly lower than those in girls and boys in previous studies. Objective binge eating episodes and extreme dietary restriction were the common behaviors, whereas self-induced vomiting and the misuse of laxatives were uncommon. Differences in the EDE-Q data between Japanese adolescents and adolescents in previous studies from Western countries suggest that there may be certain cultural differences in eating disorder psychopathology in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Kyoto Institute of Health Sciences, Miyako Bldg. 502, Nijyo Den-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Electronic address: ynakai@helen.ocn.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Shun'ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nin
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teramukai
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Fargo, ND, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wonderlich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D054368:Laxatives / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D054368:Laxatives
keywords: Cross-cultural; Eating disorder examination questionnaire; Eating disorder psychopathology