Using common sense model in eating disorders.
The aim of this study was to explore the relationships proposed in the Common Sense Model (CSM) in eating disorder (ED) patients.


METHODS
98 female (ED) patients completed measures of illness representation and psychosocial adjustment.


RESULTS
The confirmatory structural equation analysis revealed that illness representation dimensions were predictors of psychosocial adjustment. The hypothesis that coping mediates the relationship between illness representation and adjustment could not be confirmed.


CONCLUSIONS
It may be helpful to consider the relationships between illness representation and adjustment when carrying out therapeutic work with these patients.
Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain. y.quiles@umh.es
Yolanda
Y
Quiles
Ma Carmen
MC
Terol
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult