The eating disorders continuum, self-esteem, and perfectionism
Abstract
Among 261 undergraduate women, increased severity of eating disorders along a continuum was associated with decreased self-esteem, increased perfectionism, and increased scores on 7 subscales of the Eating Disorders Inventory-2. Women with eating disorders differed from both symptomatic women and asymptomatic women on all variables, whereas symptomatic women differed from asymptomatic women only on self-esteem, perfectionism, ineffectiveness, body dissatisfaction, and interoceptive awareness. Discriminant analysis correctly classified 45.2% of the women with eating disorders and 59% of the overall sample. © 2008 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
Journal of Counseling and Development
Recommended Citation
Peck, L., & Lightsey, O. (2008). The eating disorders continuum, self-esteem, and perfectionism. Journal of Counseling and Development, 86 (2), 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00496.x
