Body figure perceptions and eating attitudes among Australian schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 years

Article Abstract:

A survey of a sample of Australian children, consisting of 139 girls and 105 boys whose ages range from 8-12 years, was conducted to find out whether concerns about weight and the desire to be thinner arose even before adolescence. Results confirm similar studies in the US and Israel that children generally wish to be thinner. This desire was expected among overweight children. However, it was also observed in some normal and underweight children, which makes it an interesting finding.

Research, Body image, Self-perception in children, Childhood self perception

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Factor structure of the eating disorder inventory-C

Article Abstract:

A study is conducted to establish the factor structure of the Eating Disorder Inventory-C (EDI-C) questionnaire among children. The results state that instead of the original 11-factor structure of the EDI-2, 5 factors with high reliability are extracted when 27 items with low communality are removed from analysis.

United States, Risk factors, Eating disorders in children, Childhood eating disorders

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Experience with image-guided gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy tubes in children and adolescents with primary psychiatric illness

Article Abstract:

A study examined the advantages of the use of gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy feeding methods in children and adolescents with psychiatric problems. Results showed that this method was particularly successful among patients who refused food and did not require hospitalization for monitoring treatment.

Canada, Administration of Public Health Programs, Family Planning & Child Care, Health aspects, Methods, Usage, Child care, Psychiatric research, Adolescence, Gastrostomy, Gastrointestinal intubation, Clinical report

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