Keyword: «compulsive overeating»

This article reveals the psychological aspects of eating disorders in adolescents. The results of an empirical study using the following methods are presented: «The scale for assessing the level of satisfac-tion with one's own body» (O. A. Skugarevsky), the test "Do you love your body?" (I. A. Solovyova), the Questionnaire of food preferences – 26, "The Toronto Alexithymic Scale – TAS-26". The study involved teenagers aged 13-14 years of one of the secondary schools of the MO Slavyansky district, Krasnodar Territory. As a result of the study, it was proved that eating disorders in adolescents are accompanied by certain psychological characteristics, manifested in self-perception and satisfaction with one's own body, the presence of signs of alexithymia. The article presents recommendations to parents for the prevention of eating disorders in adolescents.