Comportamentos de risco para transtornos alimentares e sintomas depressivos: um estudo com jovens do sexo feminino de Juiz de Fora,

Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between depressive symptoms and eating disorders in female adolescents. The sam-ple included 371 girls ranging from 12 to 16 years of age in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The study used the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and Major Depression Inventory (MDI) to eval-uate eating disorders and depressive symptoms, respectively. The linear regression model showed that 18% of the EAT-26 scores were influenced by MDI ( F (1, 370) = 14.18; p = 0.001). Moreover, the findings indicated a statistically significant association between depressive symptoms and eating disorders ( χ 2 = 14.71; Wald = 12.90; p = 0.001). The authors concluded that depressive symptoms were related to eating disorders in fe-male adolescents. Thus, girls with some level of depression showed a greater tendency to adopt disordered eating as a daily habit.Eating Disorders; Depression; Adolescent Resumo O objetivo foi analisar a relacao dos sintomas depressivos com os comportamentos de risco para transtornos alimentares em adolescentes do sexo feminino. Participaram 371 jovens com idade entre 12 e 16 anos de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Utilizaram-se o