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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Psychology
    • Religious Studies

    Background:

    • Eating disorders (ED) encompass anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.
    • Psychopathology associated with EDs may be influenced by various factors, including religious orientation.
    • Understanding these influences can inform treatment and prevention strategies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the association between eating disorder psychopathology and two distinct religious orientations: intrinsic and extrinsic.
    • To compare religious orientation scores between individuals with EDs and healthy controls.

    Main Methods:

    • A case-control study design was employed.
    • Participants included 23 anorexia nervosa, 10 bulimia nervosa, and 39 binge eating disorder patients, alongside 72 healthy control subjects.
    • The Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) was utilized to assess religious orientations.

    Main Results:

    • Patients with EDs exhibited higher scores on the extrinsic religiousness subscale compared to healthy controls.
    • Individuals with EDs demonstrated lower scores on the intrinsic religiousness subscale than healthy controls.
    • No significant differences in ROS scores were found among the different ED diagnostic groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Higher levels of extrinsic religiousness are associated with the presence of eating disorders.
    • Intrinsic religiousness may function as a protective factor against the development of eating disorders.
    • These findings highlight the complex interplay between religious orientation and ED psychopathology.