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Alexithymia, type A behaviour and bulimia nervosa
Author(s) -
Sureda Bárbara,
Valdés Manuel,
Jódar Inmaculada,
de Pablo Joan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199908)7:4<286::aid-erv272>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - alexithymia , bulimia nervosa , toronto alexithymia scale , psychology , eating disorders , clinical psychology , association (psychology) , psychiatry , psychotherapist
This paper studies the prevalence of alexithymia and type A behaviour among women with bulimia nervosa and the psychometric relations between these two psychological constructs. A group of 35 patients selected according to DSM‐III‐R diagnostic criteria was evaluated using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) and the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) and compared with a matched control group of healthy women. Bulimic patients scored significantly higher than controls in alexithymia and in I and II TAS factors, and in speed/impatience and hard‐driving style. Type A prevalence was similar in both groups and overall results suggest that alexithymia and type A behaviour are heterogeneous psychological constructs. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.