Tyler B Mason1, Jason M Lavender2, Stephen A Wonderlich2, Ross D Crosby2, Thomas E Joiner3, James E Mitchell2, Scott J Crow4, Marjorie H Klein5, Daniel Le Grange6, Anna M Bardone-Cone7, Carol B Peterson4. 1. Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND. Electronic address: tmason@nrifargo.com. 2. Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND. 3. Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. 4. Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; The Emily Program, St. Paul, MN. 5. Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. 6. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA. 7. Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The role of interpersonal factors has been proposed in various models of eating disorder (ED) psychopathology and treatment. We examined the independent and interactive contributions of two interpersonal-focused personality traits (i.e., social avoidance and insecure attachment) and reassurance seeking in relation to global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms among women with bulimia nervosa (BN). METHOD: Participants were 204 adult women with full or subclinical BN who completed a battery of self-report questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple OLS regressions including main effects and interaction terms were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Main effects were found for social avoidance and insecure attachment in association with global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms. In addition, two-way interactions between social avoidance and reassurance seeking were observed for both global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms. In general, reassurance seeking strengthened the association between social avoidance and global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate the importance of reassurance seeking in psychopathology among women with BN who display personality features characterized by social avoidance.
INTRODUCTION: The role of interpersonal factors has been proposed in various models of eating disorder (ED) psychopathology and treatment. We examined the independent and interactive contributions of two interpersonal-focused personality traits (i.e., social avoidance and insecure attachment) and reassurance seeking in relation to global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms among women with bulimia nervosa (BN). METHOD:Participants were 204 adult women with full or subclinical BN who completed a battery of self-report questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple OLS regressions including main effects and interaction terms were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Main effects were found for social avoidance and insecure attachment in association with global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms. In addition, two-way interactions between social avoidance and reassurance seeking were observed for both global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms. In general, reassurance seeking strengthened the association between social avoidance and global ED psychopathology and depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate the importance of reassurance seeking in psychopathology among women with BN who display personality features characterized by social avoidance.
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