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Shape and Weight Concern, Dietary Restraint and Cognitive Eating Patterns in Croatian Adolescents

The aim of this study was to examine eating disorder symptomatology and its relationship with cognitive eating patterns, body mass index (BMI) and sex in Croatian adolescents. This study included 649 participants, of which 50.4% were boys. All of the participants were first-grade high school students with ages ranging from 14 to 16.5 years who completed the questionnaires in the medical centre during their regular health examination. Female adolescents showed more eating disorder symptoms and more frequent use of cognitive eating patterns than male adolescents. Additionally, adolescents with a higher BMI also reported more eating disorder symptoms and cognitive restraint. In conclusion, cognitive eating patterns and associated eating disorder psychopathology are relevant features in Croatian adolescents, mainly among female subjects with a higher BMI.

eating disorders, cognitive eating patterns, body mass index, adolescents

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