Body perceptions of bulimic and nonbulimic groups.
A brief survey measuring satisfaction with the body, concern for physical appearance, and motivations for selection of clothing was administered to 30 women in a university-sponsored support group for bulimic students and 30 women randomly selected from a college campus. No mean differences were found between the groups on concern for physical appearance when in a social setting, but mean differences were significant on satisfaction with weight, satisfaction with body image, and concern for physical appearance when alone.
Harden
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Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA.
Butler
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Scheetz
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D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003020:Clothing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior