Multidimensional perfectionism, depression and relational health in women with eating disturbances.
OBJECTIVE
This study investigated multidimensional perfectionism, depression, and relational health and quality across varying severities of eating disorders. The Questionnaire for Eating Disorder Diagnoses (Mintz, O'Halloran, Mulholland, & Schneider, 1997) was used to distinguish clinical, subclinical, and asymptomatic groupings.


METHODS
The sample included 212 women recruited from a university and an eating disorder treatment center.


RESULTS
Results indicated significant differences across all the three groups on perfectionistic discrepancy. All three groups also differed on their level of depressive mood. However, there were no significant group differences on relational health and quality.


CONCLUSIONS
This study contributes to the understanding of intrapersonal and interpersonal correlates of eating disorders and subclinical eating disturbances. This understanding allows for better identification of vulnerability to eating disorders and offers the potential to design more specialized and effective treatments.
Cornell University, Gannett Health Services, 110 Ho Plaza, Ithaca, NY 14853-3101, USA. rp234@cornell.edu
Randy E
RE
Patterson
Kenneth T
KT
Wang
Robert B
RB
Slaney
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology