The Weeping Behavior in Anorexic and Bulimic Females

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The weeping behavior in anorexic and bulimic females Mangweth, B.; Kemmler, G.; Ehner, C.; de Col, C.; Kinzl, J.; Biebl, W.; Vingerhoets, A.J.J.M. Published in: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Document version:Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Publication date: 1999Link to publication Citation for published version (APA):Mangweth, B., Kemmler, G., Ehner, C., de Col, C., Kinzl, J., Biebl, W., & Vingerhoets, A. J. J. M. (1999). The weeping behavior in anorexic and bulimic females. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 68(6), 319-324. General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.-Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research -You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain -You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright, please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Abstract Background:The aim of the study was to examine the proneness, the functions and triggering situations of weeping in anorexic and bulimic women. Methods: Participants were 36 anorexic and 31 bulimic female patients and 56 age-matched female controls. All women completed the Questionnaire on Adult Crying. We limited our study to results on 'crying proneness', 'functions of crying' and 'determining factors of crying'. Results: Bulimic patients reported to have cried significantly more often in the last 4 weeks, to be more likely to cry in situations of distress and to have used weeping significantly more often as a manipulative behavior than control women. Anorexic patients rated their tendency to cry significantly lower and experienced weeping as significantly more negative than controls. Conclusions: Compared to control women, anorexic patients associated weeping with negative feelings as opposed to bulimic patients who appeared to use weeping on an intentional basis. These deviations from control women seem to mirror the introvert character of anorexic patients and the extrovert impulsive personality of patients with bulimia nervosa, respectively.

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