Genetic risk factors for disordered eating in adolescent males and females.

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Genetic risk factors for disordered eating in adolescent males and females.

Journal of abnormal psychology - 1 Aug 2009

Baker Jessica H, Maes Hermine H, Lissner Lauren, Aggen Steven H, Lichtenstein Paul, Kendler Kenneth S

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The etiologic role of genetic and environmental factors on disordered eating was examined in a sample of 15- to 17-year-old female-female, male-male, and opposite-sex twin pairs. Also assessed was whether a single factor is underlying 3 facets (body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, bulimia) of disordered eating, including the possible importance of sex differences. Univariate model-fitting analyses indicated...

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Adolescent
Anorexia Nervosa
Body Image
Bulimia Nervosa
Diseases in Twins
Female
Gender Identity
Genotype
Humans
Male
Models, Genetic
Motivation

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Multivariate Analysis

Personality Inventory

Psychometrics

Risk Factors

Sex Factors

Social Environment

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PMID: 19685954
DOI: 10.1037/a0016314
PMCID: PMC4045449

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