Personality Correlates of Anorexic Symptomatology in Female Undergraduates

Abstract

In this study, the authors examined personality correlates (obsessiveness, dependency, self-directed Orbach's (1985Orbach's ( , 1986 and other researchers' concept of the anorexic personality. Implications for therapeutic interventions and directions for future research are provided.

Caretaking, Separation From Parents, and the Development of Eating Disorders

“…For the psychological separation scales, higher scores reflect a more mature separation. lack of autonomy in relationships (Becker, Bell, & Billington, 1987;Friedlander & Siegel, 1990;Rogers & Petrie, 1996). Furthermore, the results of this study suggest that women are more likely to display eating disorder symptoms if they tend to deny or refrain from expressing their feelings, a characteristic of codependency that may represent an attempt to please others in relationships (Cowan et al, 1995;Spann & Fischer, 1990).…”

Psychological Correlates of Anorexic and Bulimic Symptomatology

“…Although Williams and her colleagues (Williams et al, 1990;Williams et al, 1993;Williams et al, 1994) have consistently documented differences between individuals with eating disorders and those in control groups on self-directed hostility, assertiveness, perceived control, and self-esteem, a recent investigation with 189 U.S. female college students (Rogers & Petrie, 1997) did not support these findings. Using Orbach's conception of women with eating disorders as a basis, Rogers and Petrie examined self-directed hostility, assertiveness, obsessiveness, and dependency in relation to anorexic attitudes and behaviors as measured by the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT; Garner & Garfinkel, 1979).…”

Starving for Support: How Women With Anorexia Receive ‘Thinspiration’ on the Internet

“…5. Develop and foster activities and hobbies that do not draw attention to food (Rogers & Petrie, 1996). 6.…”

“…6. Use decentering and decatastrophizing techniques to reduce negative and unrealistic thoughts about self (Rogers & Petrie, 1996) and thought stopping (Tantillo, 2006). 7.…”

“…According to Rogers and Petrie (1996), "As society is flooded with expectations for women to achieve a slim, and for most, an unrealistic standard of beauty, women become preoccupied with issues regarding diet and weight" (p. 139). Thin women are viewed as self-disciplined, attractive, and presumably having good moral character and rectitude (Giles, 2006).…”