All Items 2 Collection 1 The Octagon 2 Contributor 12 Eddy, Kamryn T. (Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital) 2 Horton, Nicholas J. (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Amherst College) 2 Micali, Nadia (Institute of Child Health, University College London) 2 Swanson, Sonja A. (Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health) 2 Calzo, Jarel P. (Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, San Diego State University) 1 Camargo, Carlos A. (Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital) 1 Crosby, Ross D. (Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences) 1 Crosby, Ross D. (Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences) 1 Field, Alison E. (Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health) 1 Field, Alison E. (Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital) 1 Sonneville, Kendrin (Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital) 1 Sonneville, Kendrin (Institute of Child Health, University College London) 1 show more 7 show fewer Topic 6 Eating disorders--Risk factors 2 Body image in men 1 Drug abuse--Risk factors 1 Eating disorders in adolescence 1 Eating disorders in men 1 Obesity--Risk factors 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 1 The Amherst College Octagon 2 Genre 1 Articles 2 Subject 6 Eating disorders--Risk factors 2 Body image in men 1 Drug abuse--Risk factors 1 Eating disorders in adolescence 1 Eating disorders in men 1 Obesity--Risk factors 1 show more 1 show fewer Male eating disorder symptom patterns and health correlates from 13 to 26 years of age Horton, Nicholas J. (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Amherst College) Objective: Research on the manifestations and health correlates of eating disorder symptoms among males is lacking. This study identified patterns of appearance concerns and eating disorder behaviors from adolescence through young adulthood and their health correlates. Method: Participants were 7,067 males from the prospective Growing Up Today Study. Surveys from 1999 to 2007 (spanning ages 13−26 years) provided repeated measures data on muscularity and leanness concerns, eating disorder behaviors (purging, overeating, binge eating, use of muscle-building products), and health correlates (obesity, non-marijuana drug use, binge drinking, and depressive symptoms). Results: Latent class analyses of observations at ages 13 to 15, 16 to 18, 19 to 22, and 23 to 26 years identified 1 large Asymptomatic class and 4 symptomatic patterns: Body Image Disturbance (high appearance concerns, low eating disorder behaviors; 1.0%−6.0% per age period); Binge Eating/Purging (binge eating and purging, use of muscle-building products, low appearance concerns; 0.1%−2.5%); Mostly Asymptomatic (low levels of muscularity concern, product use, and overeating; 3.5%−5.0%); and Muscularity Concerns (high muscularity concerns and use of products; 0.6%−1.0%). The Body Image Disturbance class was associated with high estimated prevalence of depressive symptoms. Males in the Binge Eating/Purging and Muscularity Concerns classes had high prevalence of binge drinking and drug use. Despite exhibiting modestly greater appearance concerns and eating disorder behaviors than the Asymptomatic class, being in the Mostly Asymptomatic class was prospectively associated with adverse health outcomes. Conclusion: Results underscore the importance of measuring concerns about leanness, muscularity, and use of muscle-building products when assessing eating disorder presentations among males in research and clinical settings. Male eating disorder symptom patterns and health correlates from 13 to 26 years of age High shape concerns predicts becoming obese, binge drinking, and drug use among adolescent and young adult males Horton, Nicholas J. (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Amherst College) To investigate whether males with psychiatric symptoms related to disordered eating and concern about physique are more likely to become obese, to start using drugs, to consume alcohol frequently (binge drinking), or to develop high levels of depressive symptoms. High shape concerns predicts becoming obese, binge drinking, and drug use among adolescent and young adult males
