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Objective: To investigate the rate of eating disorder in B ei jing girls Method: 38 girls were screened out from 261 female adolescents of two schools in Beijing by self-made questionnaire They received structured interview Results: Three of the 38 were diagnosed as eating disorder NOS (with bulimia) according to DSM-IV Conclusion: The detected rate of eating disorder among Beijing female adolescent is 11%
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Objective: To investigate the role of social factors on p re dicting dieting behavior Method: 261 girls from middle school o r high school in Beijing finished following tests: Dieting Status Measure, two s ub-scales of Eating Disorder Inventory (driving for thinness and body dissatisfa ction) and social factor inventory, including mother, peer and media influences on dieting Result: Compared with girls in middle school, more g irls in high school were on dieting and with higher level of negative attitude t o body Among social factors, peer competitiveness was found to be the stronges t predictor of dieting and negative attitude to self and body