title: My body and me: self-injurious behaviors and body modifications in eating disorders--preliminary results.
abstract: We investigated self-injurious behaviors and body modification practices in eating disorder patients, considering different ED diagnoses and illness severities. Of the total sample, 50.9% showed at least one form of self-injury and 50.9% reported at least one tattoo, piercing, or both. Patients reporting only body modifications showed more positive feelings toward their bodies, higher levels of self-esteem, less impulsivity, depression, and anxiety, and lower levels of social dysfunction than those reporting only self-injury or both self-injury and body modifications. Self-injury was influenced by both diagnosis and severity of disorders.
authors: Observatory on Eating Disorders, Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy. mara.iannaccone@unina2.it
authors: Mara
authors: M
authors: Iannaccone
authors: Stefania
authors: S
authors: Cella
authors: Sabato Antonio
authors: SA
authors: Manzi
authors: Luigia
authors: L
authors: Visconti
authors: Federico
authors: F
authors: Manzi
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Cotrufo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D046289:Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires