College atmosphere and eating disorders.

The authors investigated whether different campus environment factors were related to eating disorder symptomatology at two distinctly different colleges. The first campus was conservative placing and emphasis on appearance and dress, whereas the second campus was liberal, placing and emphasis on political activism and intellectual talent. As hypothesized, the two schools did not differ in regard to overall levels of eating disorders, yet different factors were associated with eating disorder symptomatology at each school. Implications for eating disorder interventions on college campuses are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]