Disordered eating-related cognition and psychological flexibility as predictors of psychological health among college students.
The present cross-sectional study investigated the relation among disordered eating-related cognition, psychological flexibility, and poor psychological outcomes among a nonclinical college sample. As predicted, conviction of disordered eating-related cognitions was positively associated with general psychological ill-health and emotional distress in interpersonal contexts. Disordered eating-related cognition was also inversely related to psychological flexibility, which was inversely related to poor psychological health and emotional distress in interpersonal contexts. The combination of disordered eating-related cognition and psychological flexibility accounted for the proportion of variance of these poor psychological outcomes greater than disordered eating-related cognition alone. Finally, psychological flexibility accounted for the proportion of variance of these negative psychological variables greater than did disordered eating-related cognition.
Masuda
Akihiko
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Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. psyaxm@langate.gsu.edu
Price
Matthew
M
Anderson
Page L
PL
Wendell
Johanna W
JW
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult