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The relation among stress, psychological symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms: A prospective analysis
Author(s) -
Rosen James C.,
Compas Bruce E.,
Tacy Barbara
Publication year - 1993
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(199309)14:2<153::aid-eat2260140205>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , eating disorders , clinical psychology , psychiatry
Abstract Prior research has shown that psychopathology and stress are associated with eating disorder symptoms, but the relations among these variables were confounded by concurrent measurement at a single point in time. The present study examined the relations among stress, psychological, and eating disorder symptoms prospectively over 4 months in 143 adolescent girls. In cross‐sectional analyses at follow‐up, controlling for baseline levels, stress and eating disorder symptoms each predicted changes in the other. Eating disorder symptoms were not predicted by psychological symptoms nor vice versa. Stress was predicted by eating disorder symptoms from the first assessment to follow‐up. On balance, the results are somewhat stronger for the argument that eating disorder symptoms are predictive of subsequent psychological stress over short periods of time. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.