Body Image Problems and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Italian Adolescents With and Without Type 1 Diabetes: An Examination With a Gender-Specific Body Image Measure

Body Image Problems and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Italian Adolescents With and Without Type 1 Diabetes: An Examination With a Gender-Specific Body Image Measure

ObjectiveTo examine body image problems and their associations with disordered eating behavior in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and well-matched healthy peers.MethodsUsing a cross-sectional design, 183 adolescents with type 1 diabetes (13.02–18.05 years) were recruited from diabetes centers in so...

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Main Authors: Alda Troncone, Crescenzo Cascella, Antonietta Chianese, Angela Zanfardino, Alessia Piscopo, Anna Borriello, Francesca Casaburo, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice, Dario Iafusco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
type 1 diabetes
adolescence
disordered eating behaviors
body image
gender
weight
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.556520/full

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