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Self-Discrepancy and Eating Disorder Symptoms Across Eating Disorder Diagnostic Groups.

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Mason, TB; Lavender, JM; Wonderlich, SA; Crosby, RD; Engel, SG; Strauman, TJ; Mitchell, JE; Crow, SJ; Le Grange, D; Klein, MH; Smith, TL; Peterson, CB
Published in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association
November 2016

This study examined self-discrepancy, a construct of theoretical relevance to eating disorder (ED) psychopathology, across different types of EDs. Individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN; n = 112), bulimia nervosa (BN; n = 72), and binge eating disorder (BED; n = 199) completed semi-structured interviews assessing specific types of self-discrepancies. Results revealed that actual:ideal (A:I) discrepancy was positively associated with AN, actual:ought (A:O) discrepancy was positively associated with BN and BED, and self-discrepancies did not differentiate BN from BED. Across diagnoses, A:O discrepancy was positively associated with severity of purging, binge eating, and global ED psychopathology. Further, there were significant interactions between diagnosis and A:O discrepancy for global ED psychopathology and between diagnosis and A:I discrepancy for binge eating and driven exercise. These results support the importance of self-discrepancy as a potential causal and maintenance variable in EDs that differentiates among different types of EDs and symptom severity. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

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European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association

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EISSN

1099-0968

ISSN

1072-4133

Publication Date

November 2016

Volume

24

Issue

6

Start / End Page

541 / 545

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychopathology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Exercise
  • Eating
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Bulimia
 

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Mason, T. B., Lavender, J. M., Wonderlich, S. A., Crosby, R. D., Engel, S. G., Strauman, T. J., … Peterson, C. B. (2016). Self-Discrepancy and Eating Disorder Symptoms Across Eating Disorder Diagnostic Groups. European Eating Disorders Review : The Journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 24(6), 541–545. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2483
Mason, Tyler B., Jason M. Lavender, Stephen A. Wonderlich, Ross D. Crosby, Scott G. Engel, Timothy J. Strauman, James E. Mitchell, et al. “Self-Discrepancy and Eating Disorder Symptoms Across Eating Disorder Diagnostic Groups.European Eating Disorders Review : The Journal of the Eating Disorders Association 24, no. 6 (November 2016): 541–45. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2483.
Mason TB, Lavender JM, Wonderlich SA, Crosby RD, Engel SG, Strauman TJ, et al. Self-Discrepancy and Eating Disorder Symptoms Across Eating Disorder Diagnostic Groups. European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association. 2016 Nov;24(6):541–5.
Mason, Tyler B., et al. “Self-Discrepancy and Eating Disorder Symptoms Across Eating Disorder Diagnostic Groups.European Eating Disorders Review : The Journal of the Eating Disorders Association, vol. 24, no. 6, Nov. 2016, pp. 541–45. Epmc, doi:10.1002/erv.2483.
Mason TB, Lavender JM, Wonderlich SA, Crosby RD, Engel SG, Strauman TJ, Mitchell JE, Crow SJ, Le Grange D, Klein MH, Smith TL, Peterson CB. Self-Discrepancy and Eating Disorder Symptoms Across Eating Disorder Diagnostic Groups. European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association. 2016 Nov;24(6):541–545.
Journal cover image

Published In

European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association

DOI

EISSN

1099-0968

ISSN

1072-4133

Publication Date

November 2016

Volume

24

Issue

6

Start / End Page

541 / 545

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychopathology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Exercise
  • Eating
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Bulimia