Symptoms predicting psychosocial impairment in bulimia nervosa

Jenkins, P. E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2903, Staniford, J. and Luck, A. (2018) Symptoms predicting psychosocial impairment in bulimia nervosa. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 23 (5). pp. 665-671. ISSN 1124-4909 doi: 10.1007/s40519-017-0397-6

Abstract/Summary

Purpose The current study aimed to determine which particular eating disorder (ED) symptoms and related features, such as BMI and psychological distress, uniquely predict impairment in bulimia nervosa (BN). Methods Two hundred and twenty-two adults with BN completed questionnaires assessing ED symptoms, general psychological distress, and psychosocial impairment. Regression analyses were used to determine predictors which account for variance in impairment. Results Four variables emerged as significant predictors of psychosocial impairment: concerns with eating; concerns with weight and shape; dietary restraint; and general psychological distress. Conclusions Findings support previous work highlighting the importance of weight and shape concerns in determining ED-related impairment. Other ED symptoms, notably dietary restraint and concerns with eating, were also significant predictors as was psychological distress. Results suggest that cognitive aspects of EDs, in addition to psychological distress, may be more important determinants of impairment than behavioural symptoms, such as binge eating or purging.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/76087
Identification Number/DOI	10.1007/s40519-017-0397-6
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience
Publisher	Springer
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