Personality traits and eating disorders: mediating effects of self-esteem and perfectionism
The purpose of this ex post facto study has been to test a structural model of the mediating roles of self-esteem and perfectionism in the relationship between personality traits and eating disorders (ED). The sample consisted of 155 women (from 18 to 31 years). Ninety three met the DSM-IV diagnosti...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/23179 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://www.aepc.es/ijchp/articulos_pdf/ijchp-377.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11441/23179 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Personality traits Eating disorders Self-esteem Perfectionism Ex post facto study Rasgos de personalidad Trastornos de la conducta alimentaria Autoestima Perfeccionismo Estudio ex post facto |
| Resumo: | The purpose of this ex post facto study has been to test a structural model of the mediating roles of self-esteem and perfectionism in the relationship between personality traits and eating disorders (ED). The sample consisted of 155 women (from 18 to 31 years). Ninety three met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for some type of ED, 31 women formed the symptomatic group, with high risk of ED, and 31 women, the non-symptomatic group, without known pathology or alteration of eating behaviours. The instruments used were the MCMI-II, EDI-2, EAT-40 and BSQ. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modelling by means of LISREL 8.71. The estimated model fi t satisfactorily. The results confi rm the relationship between schizoid, paranoid, self-destructive and borderline personality traits with ED, the role of self-esteem as the main mediating variable in the effect exerted by certain personality traits in ED, and perfectionism as a mediating variable of the effect of borderline personality traits on ED and self-esteem. |
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