Nutrients | |
Body-Related Social Comparison and Disordered Eating among Adolescent Females with an Eating Disorder, Depressive Disorder, and Healthy Controls | |
Andrea E. Hamel2  Shannon L. Zaitsoff2  Andrew Taylor1  Rosanne Menna3  | |
[1] Windsor Essex Community Health Centre, 1585 Ouellette Ave, Windsor, ON N8X 1K5, Canada;Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada;Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; | |
关键词: adolescents; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; eating disorder; social comparison; | |
DOI : 10.3390/nu4091260 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between body-related social comparison (BRSC) and eating disorders (EDs) by: (a) comparing the degree of BRSC in adolescents with an ED, depressive disorder (DD), and no psychiatric history; and (b) investigating whether BRSC is associated with ED symptoms after controlling for symptoms of depression and self-esteem. Participants were 75 girls, aged 12–18 (25 per diagnostic group). To assess BRSC, participants reported on a 5-point Likert scale how often they compare their body to others’. Participants also completed a diagnostic interview, Eating Disorders Inventory-2 (EDI-2), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE). Compared to adolescents with a DD and healthy adolescents, adolescents with an ED engaged in significantly more BRSC (
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