According to the longitudinal study by Striegel-Moore and colleagues on ethnic
differences in eating disorders discussed in the text, all of the following statements
are true except:
a. European American girls are more likely to report dissatisfaction with their body
and a desire to be thin than their African American peers.
b. African American girls are more likely to report dissatisfaction with their body
and a desire to be thin than their European American peers.
c. Key symptoms of eating disorders increase with age in African American girls.
d. Key symptoms of eating disorders increase with age in European American girls.
e. Differences between African American and European girls are small and mostly
nonsignificant when it comes to eating disorders.
B
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