Kim is a 10-year-old who has arrived in the United States from China. Tracy is a 10 year-old who has arrived in the United States from England. Both are girls. What factors will influence their vulnerability to developing an eating disorder?

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Research has shown that the longer someone from a non-Western culture spends in the United States, the more their risk for developing an eating disorder increases. This is often attributed to the increasing influence of Western cultural values, such as thinness as an ideal, and the pressure to conform to these values. Tracy, coming from England, is likely to have already been exposed to some of these values, whereas Kim may have less exposure and therefore be at lower risk unless she becomes more acculturated. The other choices are not supported by current research.

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