Associations of weight- or shape-related bullying with diverse disordered eating behaviors in adolescents.
Sinead C DayKay BusseyNora TrompeterPhillipa J HayAlexandra R LonerganDeborah MitchisonPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2021)
Findings indicate that WSB is positively associated with purging and MOB but not other eating disorder behaviors, and that drive for muscularity moderates its effect on some behaviors. Understanding these relationships will be important in implementing tailored interventions for adolescents based on screening for victimization experiences and specific body image attitudes.