title: Personality Correlates of Eating Disorder Symptomatology in a Nonclinical
 Sample of Female Undergraduates
creator: Baker, Kristine Genovese
contributor: Kaminski, Patricia L.
contributor: Riggs, Shelley
contributor: Cogan, Karen D.
publisher: University of North Texas
date: 2003-05
language: English
description: Research indicates the existence of an eating disorder continuum.
 The two-component model of disordered eating suggests that certain personality
 traits may increase an individual's vulnerability to develop more severe
 variants of disordered eating symptomatology. The present study investigates
 pre-clinical elevations on a measure of personality based on the Five-Factor
 Model (FFM) and pre-clinical elevations on a measure of eating disorder
 symptomatology in a sample of nonclinical undergraduates. The personality
 dimensions Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Agreeableness accounted for 7% of
 the variability in Body Dissatisfaction. Subcomponents comprising the
 personality dimensions of the FFM as determined by Saucier (1998) (see
 Appendix A) were analyzed. The Self-Reproach and Intellectual Interests
 subcomponents were the strongest predictors of Drive for Thinness and Body
 Dissatisfaction. The subcomponent Sociability was the strongest predictor of
 Bulimia. Findings present implications for prevention and treatment
 interventions. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine the temporal
 directionality of personality and disturbed eating.
subject: Eating disorders in women -- Psychological aspects.
subject: Women college students -- Psychology.
subject: Personality -- Nutritional aspects.
subject: Personality
subject: Eating
subject: Nonclinical
rights: Use restricted to UNT Community
rights: Copyright
rights: Baker, Kristine Genovese
rights: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights
 reserved.
type: Thesis or Dissertation
format: Text
identifier: oclc: 53067156
identifier: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5518/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metadc5518