VanThorre M D, Vogel F X
Adolescence. 1985 Spring;20(77):45-51.
The purpose of this study is to show that the appetite disorder bulimia is present in high school females. Previous research has shown the presence of bulimia in college women. The study was conducted using the entire female population of a large suburban, midwestern community high school. The Eating Disorder Inventory was used to identify the presence of bulimia. Data collected were classified for analysis using the bulimia scale as identified by the EDI. Using analysis of variance (ANOVA) these data were compared on each of the seven scales using bulimia diagnosis and age. The correlation was significant (.01) on five of the seven scales. It was concluded that there is a bulimic population at the high school level which includes females, ages 14-18. The percentages of bulimic females in categories of black, white and others were equal. This is significant because bulimia has not previously been recognized as present in the black population. Knowledge of the attitudes of bulimic students will help those professionals who work with adolescents to recognize bulimic behavior. Community referral agencies and individuals who can help the affected and provide support for the family should be identified and utilized.
本研究的目的是表明食欲紊乱性贪食症在高中女生中存在。先前的研究已表明大学女生中存在贪食症。该研究以中西部一个大型郊区社区高中的全体女生为对象展开。使用《饮食失调问卷》来确定贪食症的存在。收集到的数据按照《饮食失调问卷》所确定的贪食症量表进行分类以便分析。运用方差分析，这些数据在七个量表中的每一个上都依据贪食症诊断和年龄进行了比较。在七个量表中的五个上相关性显著（p<0.01）。得出的结论是，在高中阶段存在一个包括14至18岁女生的贪食症群体。黑人、白人及其他种族中贪食症女性的比例相等。这很重要，因为此前贪食症在黑人人群中未被认为存在。了解贪食症学生的态度将有助于那些与青少年打交道的专业人员识别贪食行为。应确定并利用社区转介机构以及能够帮助患者并为其家庭提供支持的个人。
