Perceptions and metaperceptions of same-sex social interactions in college women with disordered eating patterns.
This study compared perceptions and metaperceptions after a social interaction between a woman with disordered eating (subclinical bulimia nervosa) and a female interaction partner. Hypotheses were: women with disordered eating would have more negative metaperceptions of social interactions than women without disordered eating, and women with disordered eating would show a greater discrepancy between metaperceptions and perceptions than women without disordered eating. All participants completed questionnaires about their perceptions and metaperceptions post-interaction. Results showed women with disordered eating thought that they had made a negative impression; findings addressing the relationships among social desirability, loneliness, social support utilization, and fear of negative evaluation are also discussed.
Rofey
Dana
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University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychology, United States. dana.rofey@chp.edu
Reede
Valerie Kisler-van
VK
Landsbaugh
Jill
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Corcoran
Kevin J
KJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001504:Beauty; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008132:Loneliness; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012928:Social Desirability; D012938:Social Perception; D012944:Social Support; D013240:Stereotyping