Relationship of social perceptions and self-concept in bulimia nervosa.
Although numerous studies have examined the families of bulimic individuals, none have explicitly addressed how family factors relate to self-concept among patients with bulimia. This study used L. Benjamin's' structural analysis of social behavior (1974) rating scales to assess how perceptions of parental relationships relate to self-concept. The results indicate that female patients with bulimia perceive both parents as hostilely disengaged. Furthermore, the self-concepts of patients with bulimia were significantly associated with perceptions of paternal attack/friendliness, which differentiated them from control participants. The results are discussed in terms of the possible relations between family factors and self-concept in bulimia.
Wonderlich
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Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Fargo 58102, USA.
Klein
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Council
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior