Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2007
Abstract
This study examined whether self-esteem is the primary predictor of disordered eating. A survey measured levels of self-esteem and a variety of other health behaviors in 196 male and 263 female undergraduate students. We conducted stepwise regressions to determine which of several variables (self-esteem, high stress, poor coping skills, maladaptive perfectionism, gender) best predicted disordered eating. The results indicated that self-esteem was the secondary predictor for bulimia, drive for thinness, and body dissatisfaction. Future research should further investigate how self-esteem interacts with other predictor variables to better determine the relationship between self-esteem and disordered eating.
Publication Information
Shea, Maureen E. and Pritchard, Mary. (2007). "Is Self-Esteem the Primary Predictor of Disordered Eating?". Personality and Individual Differences, 42(8), 1527-1537. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.026
Comments
NOTICE: This is the author’s version of a work accepted for publication by Elsevier. Changes resulting from the publishing process, including peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting and other quality control mechanisms, may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. The definitive version has been published in Personality and Individual Differences, 42, March 2007. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.026