Research on gifted and high-achieving students has shown that they experience some sources of stress that are different from those experienced by general students. This qualitative case study investigated the types of stressful life events experienced by academically high-achieving females before the onset of disordered eating in adolescence. Fourteen academically high-achieving females who had recovered from disordered eating were interviewed and completed a written survey. The results revealed that these high-achieving females reported stressful events in five areas before the onset of disordered eating symptoms. All participants reported stress related to academic issues, yet academic stress is rarely mentioned in the literature on stress and eating disorders. These findings have implications for both prevention and treatment of eating disorders among academically high-achieving females.

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学习成绩优异的女性在饮食失调之前所经历的压力生活事件

对天才和成绩优异的学生的研究表明，他们所经历的压力来源与一般学生所经历的压力来源不同。这项定性案例研究调查了学业成绩优异的女性在青春期饮​​食失调之前所经历的压力生活事件的类型。14 名从饮食失调中恢复过来的学业成绩优异的女性接受了采访并完成了书面调查。结果显示，这些成绩优异的女性在出现饮食失调症状之前在五个方面报告了压力事件。所有参与者都报告了与学术问题相关的压力，但在关于压力和饮食失调的文献中很少提到学术压力。