Longitudinal Association between Childhood Impulsivity and Bulimic Symptoms in African American Adolescent Girls

Autor/inn/en	Bodell, Lindsay P.; Joiner, Thomas E.; Ialongo, Nicholas S.
Titel	Longitudinal Association between Childhood Impulsivity and Bulimic Symptoms in African American Adolescent Girls
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80 (2012) 2, S.313-316 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
DOI	10.1037/a0027093
Schlagwörter	Females; Prevention; Eating Disorders; Young Children; Late Adolescents; Conceptual Tempo; Structured Interviews; Correlation; Longitudinal Studies; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); African Americans; Behavior Problems; Grade 1; Elementary School Students; Urban Areas; Measures (Individuals); Parent Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Frühe Kindheit; Halbstarker; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Afroamerikaner; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Urban area; Stadtregion; Messdaten; Elternverhalten
Abstract	Objective: Using a longitudinal design, the authors of this study examined the relationship between externalizing problems and impulsivity in early childhood and symptoms of disordered eating in late adolescence. Method: Participants were urban, African American first-grade girls (N = 119) and their parents who were participating in a longitudinal study examining the prevention of disruptive behaviors. Impulsivity, conduct problems, and oppositional defiant behavior were assessed by parent report via structured interview questions. At 9-year follow-up, bulimic symptoms were measured by the Eating Disorder Inventory. A hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to determine the longitudinal association among impulsivity, conduct problems, and oppositional defiant behavior and bulimic symptoms. Results: Parental report of impulsivity in first-grade girls, but not conduct problems or oppositional defiant behavior, was associated with self-reported bulimic symptoms in the girls in late adolescence (p less than 0.04). Conclusions: These results extend previous findings of a concurrent relationship between impulsivity and dysfunctional eating behaviors to a minority sample and further indicate that behavioral impulsivity in early childhood may be used to identify children for targeted prevention of disordered eating. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10