Eating Concerns in College Women Across Sexual Orientation Identities. Issue 3 (4th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maloch, Janelle K.; Bieschke, Kathleen J.; McAleavey, Andrew A.; Locke, Benjamin D.
• Is Part Of: Journal of college counseling. Volume 16:Issue 3(2013:Oct.)
• Page Start: 275
• Page End: 288
• Publication Date: 2013-10-04
• Subjects: eating concerns -- college women -- sexual orientation; Counseling in higher education -- Periodicals; Counseling in higher education -- United States -- Periodicals; 378.194
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2013.00042.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-0399

Abstract

Abstract : This study found that treatment‐seeking sexual minority college women evidenced serious eating concerns. Regardless of sexual orientation and compared with those with low levels of eating concerns, women with high levels of eating concerns evidenced increased depression, increased generalized anxiety, and a greater likelihood of experiencing trauma. Regardless of eating concerns severity, sexual minority women evidenced greater depression, generalized anxiety, and likelihood of trauma than did heterosexual women, with bisexual women reporting the highest concerns.