Arbeitspapier
The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders and Body Mass Index
Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. Previous research established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating disorders. We investigate a possible causal link between sororities and weight-related behaviors and eating disorders using data from the American College Health Association. Using Propensity Score Matching and Instrumental Variable methods, we confirm that sororities exert a negative effect on the weight-related behaviors of their members. However, females who are more resilient to these outcomes self-select into sororities, implying that females in sororities are less adversely affected by them than a female who was randomly selected to join a sorority would be.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 7512
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- Subject
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obesity
underweight
BMI
sorority
anorexia
bulimia
eating disorders
weight control
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Averett, Susan
Terrizzi, Sabrina
Yang Wang Terrizzi, Sabrina
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2013
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Averett, Susan
- Terrizzi, Sabrina
- Yang Wang Terrizzi, Sabrina
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2013