Mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample
The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of shape and weight overvaluation and conditional goal-setting on the relationship between perfectionism and eating pathology among women in the general community. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that the full mediatio...
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| author | Joyce, F. Watson, H. Egan, Sarah Kane, Robert |
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| description | The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of shape and weight overvaluation and conditional goal-setting on the relationship between perfectionism and eating pathology among women in the general community. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that the full mediation model previously established with a clinical sample (Watson et al., 2011), generalized to the present community sample (n = 202). The indirect effect of self-oriented perfectionism on eating disorder pathology was .25 (p < .001) via shape and weight overvaluation, and .10 (p < .01) via conditional goal-setting, supporting the hypothesis that self-oriented perfectionism increased eating disorder psychopathology via each mechanism. Shape and weight overvaluation was the stronger mediator. The findings provide evidence to support existing cognitive-behavioral formulations of eating pathology and clinical perfectionism, and have implications for the prevention of eating pathology. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-267752017-09-13T16:08:34Z Mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample Joyce, F. Watson, H. Egan, Sarah Kane, Robert anorexia nervosa shape and weight overvaluation conditional goal-setting bulimia nervosa perfectionism The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of shape and weight overvaluation and conditional goal-setting on the relationship between perfectionism and eating pathology among women in the general community. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that the full mediation model previously established with a clinical sample (Watson et al., 2011), generalized to the present community sample (n = 202). The indirect effect of self-oriented perfectionism on eating disorder pathology was .25 (p < .001) via shape and weight overvaluation, and .10 (p < .01) via conditional goal-setting, supporting the hypothesis that self-oriented perfectionism increased eating disorder psychopathology via each mechanism. Shape and weight overvaluation was the stronger mediator. The findings provide evidence to support existing cognitive-behavioral formulations of eating pathology and clinical perfectionism, and have implications for the prevention of eating pathology. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26775 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.07.002 Pergamon restricted |
| spellingShingle | anorexia nervosa shape and weight overvaluation conditional goal-setting bulimia nervosa perfectionism Joyce, F. Watson, H. Egan, Sarah Kane, Robert Mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample |
| title | Mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample |
| title_full | Mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample |
| title_fullStr | Mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample |
| title_short | Mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample |
| title_sort | mediators between perfectionism and eating disorder psychopathology in a community sample |
| topic | anorexia nervosa shape and weight overvaluation conditional goal-setting bulimia nervosa perfectionism |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26775 |