本調查研究的目的在瞭解台北區青少年女學生的身體形象和飲食行爲，這份飲食行爲問卷是向精神科醫師、內科醫師、心理學家，根據DSM-Ⅲ-R編製而成。我們抽取了國中11所、高中13所、專科學校5所、大學8所，每年級約100人（兩班），共計12,813人，得有效樣本12,597人。經統計分析得知，大部分受試者對她們的體重(56.2%)和體形(67.2%)並不滿意；超過一半的學生認爲她們的大腿(56.2%)、小腿(53.2%)太粗，近一半的人認爲她們的臀部(42.35)、腰(39.6%)、手臂(22.7%)太胖。有69%的學生報告她們會常節食或禁食，0.7%的學生吃減肥藥、利尿劑、瀉劑，7.1%的學生做激烈的運動，2.1%的學生催吐以達到減肥的目的。調查結果顯示女學生們普遍害怕發胖，而一些學生不當的減肥方式值得我們關注。

The investigation was conducted to describe the body image and eating behavior in young females at Taipei. The Eating Behavior Questionnaire was designed by a psychologist, a psychiatrist, and an internist based on DSM-IH-R. About one hundred female students in each grade from 11 junior high schools, 13 high schools, 5 technical colleges, and 8 universities in Taipei were invited to participate this survey. The total number of students contacted was 12,813. As a result of the analysis of the valid data of 12,597 students, most of the students were not satisfied with their body weight (68.6%) and body shape (67.2%). Over half of the students felt their thigh (56.2%) and legs (53.2%) were too fat, and nearly half of the students were not satisfied with their hips (42.3%), waist (39.6%), and arms (22.7%). The rate of the students who engaged in dieting or fasting was 6.9%, use of laxatives or diuretics or diet pills was 0.7%, vigorous exercise was 7.1%, and self-induced vomiting was 2.1%. The data suggest that fear of obesity are pervasive among young females, and some students' inappropriate strategies for reducing weight need to be concrened.

Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, body image, eating behavior