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Self-competence and self-liking in the prediction of change in bulimic symptoms
Anna M Bardone1, Marisol Perez, Lyn Y Abramson
1Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA. bardoneconea@missouri.edu
Objective:
To examine the relationship of self-competence and self-liking (two distinct dimensions of self-esteem) to bulimic symptoms.
Method:
Two separate longitudinal studies were conducted on undergraduate women from two universities (Study 1, N=129; Study 2, N=406). Measures of self-competence, self-liking, and bulimic symptoms were administered on two occasions, separated by several weeks.
Results:
Self-competence demonstrated a stronger relationship than self-liking to change in bulimic symptoms over time.
Discussion:
These findings have significant theoretic implications for the construct of self-esteem and implications for risk for and treatment of bulimia.
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