Gender and age differences in associations between peer dieting and drive for thinness

Objective: To examine associations between peer dieting and drive for thin-ness (DT) in men and women of three age groups and to compare rates of per-ceived vs. reported peer dieting. Method: Data came from an epidemio-logical study in which surveys were com-pleted by women (n 5 1,468) and men (n 5 592) from three age groups: late ado-lescent (mean 6 SD age: 20.0 6 1.6 years), adult (30.0 6 1.6), and midlif