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Perfectionism and disordered eating in overweight woman
Catarina Peixoto-Plácido1, Maria João Soares2, Ana Telma Pereira2
1Psychological Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal; Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Introduction:
Perfectionism constitutes a risk factor for the development of eating disorders. In overweight women, knowledge about the nature of this association is scarce.
Objectives:
To investigate the relationship between perfectionism, eating behaviors and affect in overweight women.
Methods:
The Portuguese versions of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire/EDEQ, the Multidimensional Perfectionism Questionnaire and the Profile of Mood States were administered to an outpatient sample of 276 women (mean age=43.85±11.89years; mean BMI=32.82±5.43kg/m(2)).
Results:
Correlations between Socially Prescribed Perfectionism/SPP, EDEQ total (T) and its dimensional scores (Weight and Shape Concern and Dissatisfaction/WSCD, Eating Concern/EC, Dietary Restraint/DR) were significant (r>.30; p>.001). Self-Oriented Perfectionism/SOP was significantly correlated with EDEQ-T, WSCD and DR (r=.20). Participants with high (>M+SD) vs. low (
Conclusions:
SPP and SOP are related to disordered eating in overweight women.
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