Examining the relationship between perfectionism, self-esteem, body satisfaction, and bulimic behavior
dc.contributor.advisor | Gleaves, David H. | |
dc.creator | Pearson, Crystal Anne | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2004-09-30T01:43:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2004-09-30T01:43:15Z | |
dc.date.created | 2003-05 | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-09-30 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/131 | |
dc.description.abstract | A variety of risk factors for bulimia nervosa have been proposed including both environmental factors (e.g., family environment) and personal characteristics (e.g., body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, and perfectionism). The main goal of this study was to further examine the relationship between body satisfaction, self-esteem, and perfectionism in the development of bulimic symptoms. A confirmatory factor analysis on the construct of perfectionism was conducted to determine if it was best explained as a unidimensional or a multidimensional construct. Perfectionism was best explained as a construct consisting of three factors--normal perfectionism, neurotic perfectionism, and orderliness. The relationship between body satisfaction, self-esteem, and perfectionism in the development of bulimic behaviors was also examined using structural equation modeling. We did not find support for a hypothesized three-way interaction among body satisfaction, self-esteem, and neurotic perfectionism in the development of bulimic behavior. We did find support for a pair of two-way interactions predicting bulimic behaviors. Interactions between body satisfaction and self-esteem and body satisfaction and neurotic perfectionism were predicitve of bulimic symptom development. | en |
dc.format.extent | 496414 bytes | en |
dc.format.extent | 77922 bytes | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
dc.subject | bulimic symptoms | en |
dc.subject | perfectionism | en |
dc.subject | body satisfaction | en |
dc.subject | self-esteem | en |
dc.title | Examining the relationship between perfectionism, self-esteem, body satisfaction, and bulimic behavior | en |
dc.type | Book | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.department | Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Castillo, Linda G. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Meagher, Mary W. | |
dc.type.genre | Electronic Thesis | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | born digital | en |
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