Full and Partial Syndromes in Eating Disorders: A 1-Year Prospective Study ofRisk Fa ctors among Female Students

Abstract

The present study is an investigation into the risk factors and natural history of full and partial syndrome eating disorders in a sample of 394 16-year-old female students. We used a two-stage procedure (screening and clinical interviews) and the same procedure was repeated after a 1-year follow-up. A stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that drive for thinness and tendency towards somatization are associated with an increased risk of later developing an eating disorder. Use of hypocaloric diets and a desire to be thinner characterized those asymptomatic subjects who were later to develop a partial syndrome. Perfectionism appeared to be a maintenance factor for subjects who presented a full or partial eating disorder at baseline.

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