El presente estudio tuvo por objetivo determinar los factores de riesgo que predicen la presencia de Trastornos de Conducta Alimentaria (TCA) en un grupo de 218 adolescentes mujeres de edades entre 12 y 18 años (M = 15, DS = 1.33), todas ellas estudiantes de una institución educativa pública de Lima Metropolitana. Para ello, se utilizaron dos herramientas de medición, la escala de Eating Attitudes Test (EAT - 26) y la escala de Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI - 3). Los resultados mostraron que existen 3 factores que predicen en mayor medida futuros TCA, dentro de los cuales están la Obsesión por la delgadez (DT), las Conductas bulímicas (B) y el Ascetismo (AS); mientras que aquellos que predicen en menor medida la aparición del cuadro son el Miedo a la madurez (FM) y el Desajuste emocional (EM). Estos factores se relacionan con características propias de la edad evolutiva de las ...

The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors that predict the presence of symptoms of Eating Disorders (ED) in a group of 218 female adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years (M = 15, SD = 1.33), all of them students of a public educational institution in Metropolitan Lima. For this purpose, two measurement tools were used: Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-3). For the predictive analysis, a multiple linear regression analysis and a correlational analysis were performed through the Shapiro Wilk test, where it was found that there are 3 factors that predict future ED to a greater extent, within these are the Obsession with thinness (DT), Bulimic behaviors (B) and Asceticism (AS), while those that predict to a lesser extent the appearance of the condition are Fear of maturity (FM) and Emotional maladjustment (EM). These factors are related t...