Childhood hyperactivity, eating behaviours, and executive functions: Their association with the development of eating-disorder symptoms in adolescence

Abstract Background Cross-sectional studies have shown that hyperactivity and impaired executive functioning are associated with symptoms of eating disorders in adolescence and adulthood. Whether hyperactivity and executive functions in early life can prospectively predict the emergence of eating di...

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Main Authors: Rachel Dufour, Édith Breton, Alexandre J. S. Morin, Sylvana M. Côté, Lise Dubois, Frank Vitaro, Michel Boivin, Richard E. Tremblay, Linda Booij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00902-z