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Eating disorders

Long Island University

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Contributing Factors To Bulimic Symptoms In A Food-Insecure Population: An Expansion Of The Dual Pathway Model Of Bulimic Pathology, Olivia Rose Seligman Jan 2023

Contributing Factors To Bulimic Symptoms In A Food-Insecure Population: An Expansion Of The Dual Pathway Model Of Bulimic Pathology, Olivia Rose Seligman

Selected Full-Text Dissertations 2020-

The present study assessed a proposed model developed to explain the relationship between food insecurity and bulimic symptoms (Hazzard et al., 2020). Within this model, body dissatisfaction and food insecurity severity are parallel independent variables. Dietary restraint and shame mediate the relationships between both independent variables and bulimic symptoms (Hazzard et al., 2020). The present sample included 198 adults who were experiencing food insecurity. The majority of participants identified as women (n = 170) and Latina/o (n = 178). Participants completed self-report measures for all variables. On an exploratory basis, body dissatisfaction was measured implicitly. A path analysis was used …


The Connection Between Cptsd And Eating Disorders, Penelope Triantafyllou Jan 2023

The Connection Between Cptsd And Eating Disorders, Penelope Triantafyllou

Selected Full-Text Master Theses 2021-

Eating Disorders (EDs) are serious mental health conditions proposed to be multifactorial in nature. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma history, and childhood maltreatment have been noted as possible predictive factors for their development. Research on complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) in relation to EDs, however, is limited. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between childhood maltreatment and ED psychopathology, in relation to CPTSD symptomatology as defined by the ICD-11. Relationships between ED symptomatology and the trauma responses associated with the stress or “fight-or-flight” response were analyzed. 167 female participants, aged 18-25, who reported having experienced at least one …