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Sex‐role traits and self‐monitoring as dimensions of control: Women with bulimia nervosa vs. controls
Author(s) -
Williams Robert J.,
Taylor Jeff,
Ricciardelli Lina A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1348/014466500163338
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychology , assertiveness , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , big five personality traits , psychiatry , eating disorders , personality , psychotherapist , social psychology
Objective. The study investigated sex‐role traits and self‐monitoring styles as two dimensions of self‐control amongst women with bulimia nervosa and normal controls. Design and methods. The participants were 30 women with bulimia nervosa and 40 normal controls who completed questionnaires, which assessed bulimic symptoms, sex‐role traits, and Synder s Self‐Monitoring Scale. Results. Women with bulimia nervosa were found to identify more strongly than controls with negative feminine traits and Other Directedness, a style of self monitoring that focuses on pleasing others. Conclusions. These findings reinforce the notion that women with bulimia nervosa lack assertiveness skills and that the strategies they have developed in their interactions with others can be described as a Negative Yielding style of self control.