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  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Bulimic symptoms are associated with interpersonal difficulties.
  • Interpersonal theory and stress generation hypothesis offer frameworks for understanding these difficulties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between bulimic symptoms and interpersonal distress.
  • To identify the mechanisms underlying this association, specifically focusing on reassurance-seeking behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: 36 pairs of female roommates completed self-report questionnaires.
  • Study 2: 539 undergraduate men and women participated in a longitudinal online study.
  • Statistical analysis included multilevel modeling.

Main Results:

  • Bulimic symptoms predicted lower intention for roommates to continue living together (Study 1).
  • Bulimic symptoms had a direct effect on interpersonal distress and an indirect effect mediated by reassurance-seeking (Study 2).
  • Findings support that bulimic symptoms generate interpersonal distress.

Conclusions:

  • Bulimic symptoms contribute to interpersonal distress through mechanisms like reassurance-seeking.
  • Interpersonal theory and stress generation hypothesis are useful frameworks for understanding bulimia.
  • Targeting reassurance-seeking behaviors may improve treatment outcomes for bulimic symptoms.