Eating Attitudes in African-American Women: The Essence Eating Disorders Survey

Abstract

This paper reports on the initial findings of the largest eating disorders study of African-Americans to date. The survey was conducted through a questionnaire in Essence, the largest African-American women's publication in the US. The questionnaire included the EAT-26, a body image distortion and dissatisfaction measure (BIDDE), and items on laxative use, depression, socioeconomic status, and cultural identity. We report on a sample of 600 of over 2,000 respondents. In comparing the results to the

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