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Hellberg, Samantha N.; Ladis, Ilana E.; Shepherd, Caitlin B. – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: To conduct a pilot test of the validity of using empirically derived personality types to characterize eating disorder (ED) risk in college students and resolve discrepancies regarding the role of perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. Participants: Man and woman undergraduate students (N = 169) at a small,…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Personality Traits, Risk, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Barry, Adam E.; Piazza-Gardner, Anna K. – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: Examine the co-occurrence of alcohol consumption, physical activity, and disordered eating behaviors via a drunkorexia perspective. Participants: Nationally representative sample (n = 22,488) of college students completing the Fall 2008 National College Health Assessment. Methods: Hierarchical logistic regression was employed to…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Eating Disorders, Drinking, College Students
Grupski, Allison – ProQuest LLC, 2009
SurvObjectification theorists suggest that one way for women to combat self-objectification is through participation in sport and exercise activities that encourage body competence. This two-part study investigates the impact of (a) motivation for physical activity and (b) type of physical activity on the outcomes of self-objectification, body…
Descriptors: Exercise, Females, Eating Disorders, Motivation
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Peck, Lisa D.; Lightsey, Owen Richard – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2008
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…
Descriptors: Females, Eating Disorders, Discriminant Analysis, Personality Traits
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Thompson-Brenner, Heather; Eddy, Kamryn T.; Satir, Dana A.; Boisseau, Christina L.; Westen, Drew – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: Research has identified three personality subtypes in adults with eating disorders (EDs): a high-functioning, an undercontrolled, and an overcontrolled group. The current study investigated whether similar personality prototypes exist in adolescents with EDs, and whether these personality prototypes show relationships to external…
Descriptors: Personality Assessment, Eating Disorders, Pathology, Personality Traits
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Skovgaard, Anne Mette; Houmann, Tine; Christiansen, Eva; Landorph, Susanne; Jorgensen, Torben; Olsen, E. M.; Heering, K.; Kaas-Nielsen, S.; Samberg, V.; Lichtenberg, A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: The Copenhagen Child Cohort, CCC 2000, was established to investigate developmental psychopathology prospectively from birth in a general population. Methods: A random sample of 211 children from the CCC 2000 was investigated when the children were 1 1/2 years of age. The prevalence and associates of mental health problems and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Incidence, Mental Health, Infants