Self-concept and body image as predictors of healthy behaviors in adolescents with anorexia nervosa

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The incidence of eating disorders and related health risks are increasing in the adolescent population. Children as young as five years old have been reported to be anxious about body image and desire to be thinner (Andrist, 2003). Research has not defined the extent to which adolescents with eating disorders perform health-promoting behaviors or the predictors that influence health-related behaviors. The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which self-concept and body image predict the performance of health promoting behaviors in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). Pender's Health Promotion Model provides the framework for this study.A sample of 100 adolescents with anorexia nervosa between the ages of 13 and 21 being treated for AN either through university counseling services or outpatient therapy in urban areas in northern Indiana will be recruited and invited to participate. Parental consent and participant's assent will be obtained; confidentiality will be mainta

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