title: Perfectionism and Contingent Self-Worth in Relation to Disordered Eating and Anxiety.
abstract: Perfectionism has been proposed as a transdiagnostic risk factor linked to eating disorders and anxiety. In the current study, we examine domains of contingent self-worth as potential moderators of the relationships between maladaptive perfectionism and disordered eating and anxiety using two waves of data collection. Undergraduate females (N = 237) completed online surveys of the study's core constructs at two points separated by about 14 months. At a bivariate level, maladaptive perfectionism was positively associated with disordered eating and anxiety. Maladaptive perfectionism and both appearance and relationship contingent self-worth interacted to predict increases in disordered eating. Neither of the interactive models predicted change in anxiety. Findings highlight maladaptive perfectionism as a transdiagnostic construct related to both disordered eating and anxiety. Interactive findings suggest that targeting maladaptive perfectionism and contingent self-worth (appearance, relationship) in prevention and treatment efforts could mitigate risk for the development or increase of disordered eating.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Electronic address: bardonecone@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bardone-Cone
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Stacy L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D000072639:Perfectionism; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anxiety; contingent self-worth; disordered eating; perfectionism