Psychological and psychopathological variables associated with eating disorders (ED)
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https://doi.org/10.19230/jonnpr.2016.1.2.1011Keywords:
Psychopathology, self-esteem, body image, body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa.Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare some psychological and psychopathological variables usually associated with different types of patients with eating disorders (ED). A total of 22 variables (psychological, psychopathological and specifically related
to TCA) were analyzed in three groups of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS).
Method: The sample consisted of 76 patients diagnosed with ED (mean age 20.13 ± 6.28 years; 69 women and 7 men). The following questionnaires were administered: Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (SES), Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), Beck's
Depression Inventory (BDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2) and Body Image Quality of Life Inventory (BIQLI-SP).
Results: Generally no significant differences between groups, except for the variables related to the BSQ and EDI-2 questionnaires, were found. The study of the correlations among the different variables specifically related to eating disorders and others, showed
differences between groups.
Conclusions: The present study shows few differences with respect to psychopathological symptoms among the different types of ED. Bearing in mind future studies, it would be interesting to use a bigger sample size, to include more men, and to distinguish between restricted/purging types of ED.
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