Associations of individual and family eating patterns during childhood and early adolescence: a multicentre European study of associated eating disorder factors

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Author	Krug, Isabel Treasure, Janet Anderluh, Marija Bellodi, Laura Cellini, Elena Collier, David Bernardo, Milena Di Granero, Roser Karwautz, Andreas Nacmias, Benedetta Penelo, Eva Ricca, Valdo Sorbi, Sandro Tchanturia, Kate Wagner, Gudrun Fernández-Aranda, Fernando
Copyright Year	2008
Description	The objective of this study was to examine whether there is an association between individual and family eating patterns during childhood and early adolescence and the likelihood of developing a subsequent eating disorder (ED). A total of 1664 participants took part in the study. The ED cases (n 879) were referred for assessment and treatment to specialized ED units in five different European countries and were compared to a control group of healthy individuals (n 785). Participants completed the Early Eating Environmental Subscale of the Cross-Cultural (Environmental) Questionnaire, a retrospective measure, which has been developed as part of a European multicentre trial in order to detect dimensions associated with ED in different countries. In the control group, also the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), the semi-structured clinical interview (SCID-I) and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) were used. Five individually Categorical Principal Components Analysis (CatPCA) procedures were adjusted, one for each theoretically expected factor. Logistic regression analyses indicated that the domains with the strongest effects from the CatPCA scores in the total sample were: food used as individualization, and control and rules about food. On the other hand, healthy eating was negatively related to a subsequent ED. When differences between countries were assessed, results indicated that the pattern of associated ED factors did vary between countries. There was very little difference in early eating behaviour on the subtypes of ED. These findings suggest that the fragmentation of meals within the family and an excessive importance given to food by the individual and the family are linked to the later development of an ED.
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Ending Page	918
Page Count	10
Starting Page	909
ISSN	00071145
e-ISSN	14752662
DOI	10.1017/s0007114508047752
Journal	British Journal Of Nutrition
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	101
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2008-08-28
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	British Journal Of Nutrition Public, Environmental and Occupational Health Eating Disorders Eating Problems Eating Behaviour Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nutrition and Dietetics Medicine