Abstract
Elevated rates of cigarette smoking have been reported among individuals with Bulimia Nervosa. However, little is known about eating disorder symptoms within non-clinical samples of smokers. The purpose of the present study was to compare the eating disorder symptoms of young adult female smokers (n = 184) and non-smokers (n = 56), to determine whether smokers were more likely to endorse bulimic symptoms and report greater body shape concern than non-smokers. Analyses indicated that smokers scored significantly higher than non-smokers on the Body Shape Questionnaire, p = .03, and the Bulimia Test-Revised, p = .006. In addition, a higher proportion of smokers than non-smokers scored ≥ 85 on the Bulimia Test-Revised, p = .05, suggesting the possibility that Bulimia Nervosa diagnoses were more prevalent among smokers. No differences were found between smokers and non-smokers on other measures of eating behavior. Overall, findings suggest that smoking is specifically associated with symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa and body shape concern among young adult females.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 56-58 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Eating Behaviors |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- Binge eating
- Bulimia nervosa
- Purging
- Smoking
- Tobacco
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health