Eating disorders

Eating disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric conditions in both developed and developing countries. In Turkey, eating disorders have been increasing in prevalence among adolescents. Family relations and parenting have been studied as sociocultural influences that sh…

This thesis reports on a study of family-, personality-, and treatment-related factors in eating disorders. The primary aim of the investigation is to examine the relationship between personality-family factors and eating disorders, and their prognostic value in relation to enga…

Peers have been shown to be an important interpersonal influence on women's disordered eating (Crandall, 1988; Pauls & Daniels, 2000). The present study extended research on peer influences on disordered eating by examining disordered eating in female college roommates. Given pr…