title: Do coping strategies discriminate eating disordered individuals better than eating disorder features? An explorative study on female inpatients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
abstract: The purpose of this explorative research was to examine how the COPE (Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced Inventory), an established instrument for measuring coping styles, and EDI-2 (Eating Disorder Inventory-2), a widely used questionnaire for assessing psychological and behavioural features of eating disorders (ED), discriminate among healthy individuals, inpatients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and inpatients with bulimia nervosa (BN). A discriminant analysis approach was used. Results showed that coping styles such as positive attitude, planning and social support are even more discriminative variables than eating disorder features. Implications for further studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Research Laboratory, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo, VB, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Gian Mauro
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Manzoni
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pagnini
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castelnuovo
authors.forename: Gian Luca
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Cesa
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Molinari
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
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