Read the two paragraphs of a research and answer the following questions:
Rizvi, Stice, & Agras (1998) studied the eati9ng patterns and attitudes to body image of a group of
adult women who and recently given birth. Data was collected from several sources: the Body Mass Index,
the Eating Disorder Inventory and two questionnaires. This was followed up six years later. The results
showed that, although there was a decrease over time in abnormal eating behavior such as binge eating,
fasting, and strict dieting, negative attitudes towards body image increased.
The results of this study contrasted with those of Heartherton, Mahamedi, Stripe, Field, & Keel
(1997), who studied a sample of college students aged 20-22, with a 10-year follow-up. Heartherton et al.
found that abnormal eating patterns decreased between adolescence and adulthood in women.​