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Problem‐Solving Skills and Relationship Attributes Among Women With Eating Disorders
Author(s) -
Holt Melissa K.,
Espelage Dorothy L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00199.x
Subject(s) - eating disorders , psychology , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , subclinical infection , interpersonal relationship , eating attitudes test , interpersonal communication , social support , social skills , depression (economics) , disordered eating , social problem solving , developmental psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , social psychology , medicine , economics , macroeconomics
This study examined interpersonal problem solving, relationship conflict, and social support among women with and without subclinical eating disorders. Thirty‐nine women scoring above the clinical cutoff on the Eating Attitudes Test‐26 (D. M. Garner & P. Garfinkel, 1979) and 39 matched controls completed self‐report Relationship Quality, Perceived Social Support, Depression, and Interpersonal Problem Solving inventories. Contrary to predictions, groups did not differ on relationship conflict and social support measures. As hypothesized, disordered eating symptoms were associated with less effective problem solving in eating and weight and interpersonal relationship situations. The discussion focuses on implications for counseling interventions among college women.