Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N=1,902), M±SD unless otherwise indicated

	Time 1	Time 2	Time 3
Demographic and Anthropometric Variables
Age	14.9±1.6	19.4±1.6	25.2±1.6
Caucasian	66.5 (1,264)	See Time 1	See Time 1
Asian	15.4 (293)	See Time 1	See Time 1
Race/ethnicity, % (n)
Black	8.9 (170)	See Time 1	See Time 1
Hispanic	3.4 (65)	See Time 1	See Time 1
Other	5.8 (110)	See Time 1	See Time 1
Overweight, % (n)	25.9 (436)	26.7 (443)	50.5 (843)
Psychological, Behavioral, and Interpersonal Variables
Depressive symptoms	10.5±2.8	11.2±2.9	11.1±3.0
Disordered eating, % (n )	15.0 (244)	19.0 (353)	21.7 (402)
Body satisfaction	33.9±9.4	33.1±9.5	31.6±9.6
Dieting, % (n)	43.3 (788)	43.3 (820)	47.8 (882)
Weight-related teasing	1.8±1.2	1.8±1.1	1.8±1.1

Note: Time 1=early/middle adolescence; Time 2=middle adolescence/early young adulthood; Time 3=early/middle young adulthood. Disordered eating=reported binge eating and/or self-induced vomiting, laxative use, or diuretic use for weight control. Dieting=reporting ever changing the way that one eats for weight loss during the last year. Depressive symptoms range=6–18; body satisfaction range=10–50; weight-related teasing range=1–5.