Disordered eating, depression, and cognitive vulnerabilities in college women.

depression;college;women;cognitive vulnerabilities;disordered eating;hopelessness

Kelsea Visalli

University:University of Louisville

Department:Counseling and Human Development

关键词: depression;    college;    women;    cognitive vulnerabilities;    disordered eating;    hopelessness;   

Others  :  https://ir.library.louisville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4458&context=etd

美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

This study tests a path model of disordered eating and symptoms of depression derived from the Hopelessness Theory of Depression (Abramson, Metalsky, & Alloy, 1989). The model proposes that cognitive vulnerabilities to depression will be associated with disordered eating behaviors and symptoms of depression in college women. A sample of undergraduate women (n = 181) completed self-report measures assessing disordered eating symptoms and symptoms of depression. Findings revealed that one, but not all, cognitive vulnerability was associated with disordered eating behavior, and that disordered eating behaviors and symptoms of depression are bi-directionally associated. Implications and future research directions are discussed.