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Quality of life impairment and the attitudinal and behavioral features of eating disorders
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posted on 2023-05-19, 06:25 authored by Latner, JD, Jon MondJon Mond, Vallance, JK, Gleaves, DH, Buckett, GWe examined the relative contribution of different forms of eating disorder (ED) pathology to impairment in mental and physical health-related quality of life (QOL) in women with a wide range of ED symptoms. Female participants from an outpatient ED clinic (n = 53) and the local community (n = 214) completed measures of ED features and mental and physical health-related QOL. Across the sample, ED features were significantly associated with most mental and physical domains of QOL. In multiple regression analyses controlling for age and body mass index, ED features significantly predicted impairment in mental and physical QOL. Extreme shape and weight concern significantly and independently predicted most QOL subscales (β range = 0.19-0.44). The prominent contribution of shape and weight concern to both mental and physical QOL impairment underlines the importance of addressing body dissatisfaction in the treatment and prevention of EDs.
History
Publication title
Journal of Nervous and Mental DiseaseVolume
201Issue
7Pagination
592-597ISSN
0022-3018Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Lippincott Williams & WilkinsPlace of publication
530 Walnut St, Philadelphia, USA, Pa, 19106-3621Rights statement
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