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    Adolescents perception of the severity of binge eating disorder: A population-based study

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    Authors
    Anderson, Rebecca
    Gratwick-Sarll, K.
    Bentley, C.
    Harrison, C.
    Mond, J.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Anderson, R. and Gratwick-Sarll, K. and Bentley, C. and Harrison, C. and Mond, J. 2016. Adolescents perception of the severity of binge eating disorder: A population-based study. Journal of Mental Health. 25 (1): pp. 16-22.
    Source Title
    Journal of Mental Health
    DOI
    10.3109/09638237.2015.1057329
    ISSN
    0963-8237
    School
    School of Psychology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68569
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2015 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. Background: Binge eating disorder (BED) is relatively common in young people and is associated with marked impairment in physical and mental health.Aims: We examined perceptions of the severity of BED in a population-based sample of adolescents.Methods: Male (n = 531) and female (n = 1135) adolescents recruited from 12 Australian schools completed a survey that featured a vignette of a fictional female school student suffering from BED followed by a series of questions addressing perceptions of severity.Results: Approximately half of participants agreed or strongly agreed that BED is a serious problem (male: 52.0%; female: 63.2%) requiring professional treatment (male: 48.2%; female: 54.5%). Approximately one-third of boys (30.7%) believed that BED is primarily a problem of "lack of will power/self-control", whereas one in five girls (19.3%) held this view. Less than half of participants (male: 42.7%; female: 44.1%) believed that someone with BED would be deserving of sympathy.Conclusion: The findings suggest that many adolescents, boys in particular, do not consider BED to be a serious mental health problem and believe that individuals with BED lack will-power and/or are undeserving of sympathy. Awareness and understanding of BED may need to be addressed in school-based mental health promotion programs.

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