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Positive Core Beliefs and Their Relationship to Eating Disorder Symptoms in Women
Author(s) -
Cooper Myra J.,
Proudfoot Jane
Publication year - 2013
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/erv.2222
Subject(s) - psychology , clinical psychology , subclinical infection , internal consistency , eating disorders , construct (python library) , construct validity , core (optical fiber) , depressive symptoms , psychometrics , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , anxiety , materials science , computer science , composite material , programming language
Positive core beliefs, compared with negative self or negative core beliefs, are relatively neglected in the eating disorder (ED) research literature, despite their significance in treatment. Using a sample of younger women and relevant to those who typically experience EDs, this study outlines a new measure of positive core beliefs and examines its psychometric properties. On the basis of factor analysis, two subscales were developed: positive social self beliefs and positive individual self beliefs. The measure had good internal consistency and good construct validity. Positive individual self beliefs predicted low levels of ED symptoms when confounds were controlled. Positive social self beliefs predicted low levels of depressive symptoms, when confounds were controlled. Positive core beliefs would benefit from further study in subclinical and clinical ED groups of younger women. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.