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Life adjustment of women with anorexia nervosa and anorexic‐like behavior
Author(s) -
Thompson Michael G.,
Schwartz Donald M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198224)1:2<47::aid-eat2260010203>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychology , distress , anorexia , psychiatry , affect (linguistics) , clinical psychology , eating disorders , medicine , communication
The apparent increase in the incidence of anorexia nervosa and associated disorders prompted the present investigation of the relative impact of varying levels of anorexia on life adjustment of late adolescent women. Three groups of women were compared on measures of social adjustment and symptomatic distress; these groups were: primary anorexics, college women manifesting high levels of “anorexic‐like” behavior, and asymptomatic college controls. Despite the prevalence of “anorexic‐like” behaviors among college women, such behaviors did not seriously affect the academic performance, social‐leisure adjustment or family relations of these women. The lives of outpatient primary anorexics were seriously impaired in all areas.