title: [Maturity fears and weight phobia in eating disorders: research of a relationship].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigate presence, the psychopathological and treatment implications of weight phobia and maturity fears in patient with eating disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group comprised 43 patients, with diagnosis DSM-IV-TR for anorexia, bulimia and eating disorders not otherwise specified. Subjects completed the following self-administered questionnaires: Eating Disorder Inventory 2 (EDI -2), Body Uneasiness Test (BUT), MMPI-2.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Associations emerged between MF and: K-correction, Antisocial behaviour, Cynicism, Negative Treatment Indicators (MMPI-II) and with Ineffectiveness (EDI-II). No association emerged between maturity fears and BUT subscales, neither with the biological variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Maturity fears is a dimension without differences both in the AN that in BN, associated with personality traits, which denotes insecurity, relationship incompetence, ineffectiveness, incapability in to ask and to get help from the others with distrust. It doesn't associate with weight phobia.
authors.affiliation: Sapienza Universita di Roma, Rome. Italy. mirgrasso@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nazzaro
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vona
authors.forename: Giulietta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capacchione
authors.forename: Camillo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loriedo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult