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Perfectionism and eating disorders: a review of the literature
Author(s) -
FrancoParedes Karina,
MancillaDíaz Juan Manuel,
VázquezArévalo Rosalía,
LópezAguilar Xochitl,
ÁlvarezRayón Georgina
Publication year - 2004
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.605
Subject(s) - perfectionism (psychology) , eating disorders , anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry
In recent years, a large number of studies have examined perfectionism and eating disorders. Perfectionism is well known to occur in anorexia nervosa, but has only more recently been recognized as also associated with bulimia nervosa. However, to date there has been no synthesis or evaluation of these studies. The purpose of this article is to review the concept of perfectionism and its assessment, and to evaluate the research that has examined perfectionism and eating disorders. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.