Abstract

Adolescent behaviors contribute to adult chronic health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, and contribute to adolescent mortality from unintentional injuries, substance use, and mental health struggles (Frech, 2012). Providing health education to adolescents about their actual and potential risky behaviors is fundamental to promoting health, preventing disease or injury, and motivating positive behavior change. Significant research regarding adolescent risk behaviors exists, but few studies focus specifically on disordered eating as a risk behavior (Kann, 2018; Yi et al., 2009).

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