Cigarette smoking is associated with body shape concerns and bulimia symptoms among young adult females
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
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 > or = 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.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Eating behaviors
First Page
56
Last Page
8
Recommended Citation
Kendzor, D. E., Adams, C. E., Stewart, D. W., Baillie, L. E., & Copeland, A. L. (2009). Cigarette smoking is associated with body shape concerns and bulimia symptoms among young adult females. Eating behaviors, 10 (1), 56-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2008.10.012