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Sepanlou S, Dokanei Fard F, Jahangir P. Predicting Eating Disorder Behaviors Based on Perfectionism, and Adaptive and Maladaptive Emotion Regulation Strategies. MEJDS 2020; 10 :237-237
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1- Department of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch
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Background & Objectives: Eating disorder behaviors are defined as clinically significant psychological or behavioral patterns, i.e., associated with eating or weight, as well as disorder, disability, or an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in individuals. Perfectionism is among the factors that could predict disordered eating behaviors. Perfectionism is a personality trait associated with striving to be impeccable, with high standards of unrealistic and self–critical behaviors. Another characteristic that may be involved in eating disorders is Emotion Regulation (ER). In other words, maladjustment in ER leads to disordered eating behaviors in individuals. ER strategies are classified into adaptive and maladaptive classes. Given the high prevalence of eating disorder behaviors and the relationship between perfectionism and ER strategies, the current study aimed to predict disordered eating behaviors based on perfectionism as well as adaptive and maladaptive ER strategies.
Methods: The present study was practical in terms of purpose and descriptive–correlational and explanatory concerning the method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all male and female students of Islamic Azad University in Tehran City, Iran, in 2019. To determine the sample size, 438 subjects were estimated based on Krejcie and Morgan’s table (1970). The research participants were selected using the convenience sampling method. The inclusion criteria of the study were as follows: being a student; living in Tehran; providing consent to participate in the project, and no use of drugs, including psychotropic medications. The exclusion criteria of the research included not being a student; not living in Tehran; the lack of consent to voluntarily participate in the research, and the use of any drugs, including psychotropic medications. The required data were collected using the Eating Attitudes Test (Garner et al., 1982), the Almost Perfect Scale–Revised (APS–R) (Slaney et al., 2001), and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2007). Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis were used in SPSS at the significant level of 0.05 for data analysis.
Results: The obtained results revealed a direct and significant relationship between perfectionism and eating disorder behaviors (r=0.259, p<0.001). Additionally, a significant and direct relationship was found between maladaptive ER strategies and disturbed eating behaviors (r=0.095, p=0.048). However, there was no significant relationship between adaptive ER strategies and eating disorder behaviors (r=–0.042, p<0.376). Furthermore, the results of multiple linear regression analysis suggested that perfectionism (β=0.259, p<0.001) and maladaptive ER strategies (β=0.95, p=0.002) could positively and significantly predict eating disorder–related behaviors. The achieved results also indicated that 30% of the variable changes in eating disorder behaviors were explained by perfectionism and maladaptive ER strategies.
Conclusion: The present study findings signified that individuals with perfectionism are more prone to use maladaptive ER strategies and tend to present eating disorder–related behaviors. Therefore, it is recommended to take appropriate measures to improve adaptive ER strategies and balanced perfectionism in this group.
Methods: The present study was practical in terms of purpose and descriptive–correlational and explanatory concerning the method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all male and female students of Islamic Azad University in Tehran City, Iran, in 2019. To determine the sample size, 438 subjects were estimated based on Krejcie and Morgan’s table (1970). The research participants were selected using the convenience sampling method. The inclusion criteria of the study were as follows: being a student; living in Tehran; providing consent to participate in the project, and no use of drugs, including psychotropic medications. The exclusion criteria of the research included not being a student; not living in Tehran; the lack of consent to voluntarily participate in the research, and the use of any drugs, including psychotropic medications. The required data were collected using the Eating Attitudes Test (Garner et al., 1982), the Almost Perfect Scale–Revised (APS–R) (Slaney et al., 2001), and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2007). Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis were used in SPSS at the significant level of 0.05 for data analysis.
Results: The obtained results revealed a direct and significant relationship between perfectionism and eating disorder behaviors (r=0.259, p<0.001). Additionally, a significant and direct relationship was found between maladaptive ER strategies and disturbed eating behaviors (r=0.095, p=0.048). However, there was no significant relationship between adaptive ER strategies and eating disorder behaviors (r=–0.042, p<0.376). Furthermore, the results of multiple linear regression analysis suggested that perfectionism (β=0.259, p<0.001) and maladaptive ER strategies (β=0.95, p=0.002) could positively and significantly predict eating disorder–related behaviors. The achieved results also indicated that 30% of the variable changes in eating disorder behaviors were explained by perfectionism and maladaptive ER strategies.
Conclusion: The present study findings signified that individuals with perfectionism are more prone to use maladaptive ER strategies and tend to present eating disorder–related behaviors. Therefore, it is recommended to take appropriate measures to improve adaptive ER strategies and balanced perfectionism in this group.
Keywords: Eating disorder behaviors, Perfectionism, Adaptive emotion regulation strategies, Maladaptive emotion regulation strategies.
Type of Study: Original Research Article |
Subject:
Psychology
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