کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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906438 | 917005 | 2014 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• We examine relations between self-image and ED in normal and clinical adolescents.
• We look at gender differences regarding such relations.
• Self-blame/self-affirmation is strongly related to ED in patients and normal girls.
• The relations are qualitatively different in male and female patients.
• Relations between self-image and ED have implications for treatment and prevention.
Eating disorders (ED) are psychiatric disorders of multifactorial origin, predominantly appearing in adolescence. Negative self-image is identified as risk factor, but the association between self-image and ED in adolescents or sex differences regarding such associations remains unclear. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between specific self-image aspects and ED symptoms in normal and clinical adolescents, including sex differences. Participants included 855 ED patients (girls = 813, boys = 42) and 482 normal adolescents (girls = 238, boys = 244), 13–15 years. Stepwise regression demonstrated strong associations between self-image and ED in normal adolescents (girls: R2 = .31, boys: R2 = .08), and stronger associations in patients (girls: R2 = .64, boys: R2 = .69). Qualitative sex differences were observed in patients. Connections between specific self-image aspects and ED have implications for clinical management of ED. The strong link between self-image variables and ED symptoms in normal girls, but not boys, is discussed in terms of the continuity–discontinuity hypothesis.
Journal: Eating Behaviors - Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 125–131