Paul E Jenkins1,2, Jessica Staniford3,4, Amy Luck4. 1. Cotswold House Eating Disorders Service, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK. pej106@gmail.com. 2. School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. pej106@gmail.com. 3. Cotswold House Eating Disorders Service, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK. 4. Buckinghamshire Community Eating Disorders Service, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Aylesbury, UK.
Abstract
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.
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.
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Keywords:
Bulimia nervosa; Impairment; Predictors; Weight and shape concerns
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