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Elucidating early pubertal timing effects on disordered eating symptoms in young adult women.

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Abstract
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Early pubertal timing increases risk for disordered eating (DE) in females, but the extent to which associations persist after puberty and are relevant to all types of DE symptoms is unclear. Factors that link pubertal timing and DE also remain unknown, although leading theories posit that adiposity and body-focused psychosocial factors play a key role. Thus, this study examined pubertal timing effects on several types of DE symptoms in young adult women and evaluated whether body mass index (BMI), pressures for thinness, thin-ideal internalization, and/or history of weight-based teasing account for such associations.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Eating behaviors
Volume
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45
Number of Pages
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101602
ISSN Number
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1471-0153
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1471-0153(22)00008-3
DOI
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10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101602
Short Title
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Eat Behav
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