title: [Anxiety in eating disorders: a comparative study].
abstract: Scientific literature shows that anxiety is an important factor in eating disorders. The aim of this case-control study was to compare the anxiety manifestations obtained by means of the Anxiety Situations and Responses Inventory of in a clinical sample of 74 females (46, anorexia nervosa; 28, bulimia) to those obtained by a control group (130 girls without disorders). The between-group ANOVA results showed higher anxiety scores in the clinical group with a medium effect size for the anxiety trait, finding a flat profile (within-group ANOVA) for the three response systems (cognitive, physiological and motor) and the four specific anxiety traits (test, interpersonal, phobic, and daily life situations). Moreover, high scores in anxiety involved a greater risk of being diagnosed with an eating disorder in the 8 bivariate comparisons. The estimations were more precise for cognitive anxiety and for the specific interpersonal anxiety trait.
authors: Universidad Castilla La Mancha.
authors: Natalia
authors: N
authors: Solano Pinto
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Cano Vindel
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D012306:Risk; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index