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Defense style in women with eating disorders
Author(s) -
Sullivan Patrick F.,
Bulik Cynthia M.,
Hall Sarah,
Weltzin Theodore E.,
Kaye Walter H.
Publication year - 1994
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(199411)16:3<251::aid-eat2260160305>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , psychology , eating disorders , style (visual arts) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , anorexia , univariate , psychiatry , multivariate statistics , medicine , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , history
A relatively new instrument, the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ), represents an efficient method by which to quantify an individual's psychological defense style. We administered the DSQ to 66 women hospitalized for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or concurrent anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Contrary to our expectations, there were no consistent patterns of identifiable defense styles specific to these groups in qualitative, univariate, and multivariate analyses. The failure of the DSQ to demonstrate specificity across eating disorder subgroups suggests it is not informative in regard to the pathogenesis of these specific syndromes. In contrast, in a previous study, we found temperamental measures to be informative. © 1994 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.