title: Validating a multidimensional model of the psychopathology of bulimia nervosa.
abstract: In a recent preliminary report, a multidimensional model for bulimia nervosa was proposed with latent dimensions body dissatisfaction, restricting behaviors, bulimic behaviors, and affective and personality disorder. It was suggested that body dissatisfaction clearly represented a distinct dimension of the disorder. In the current investigation, we cross-validated the prior results on a larger sample with a different set of variables and tested the fit against alternative models. Subjects were 497 women diagnosed as having bulimia nervosa. We performed a confirmatory factor analysis using the LISREL 7 program. The results supported the fit of the four-dimensional model, but also suggested that self-injurious behaviors may represent additional separate dimensions of the disorder, relatively independent of the affective disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4235, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Gleaves
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Eberenz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology