Personality and body perception of students with a propensity to develop binge eating disorder

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dc.contributor.authorMaistry, Saintha
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-25T11:14:02Z
dc.date.available2015-11-25T11:14:02Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.)--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Humanities, 2012en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between binge eating disorder and personality traits. Studying personality characteristics may eventually enable us to identify individuals at heightened risk for developing binge eating, and to use this information to design more effective prevention and early intervention strategies. 138 females and 42 males participated in this study. Questionnaires using the EDI, EAT-26 and 16PF as well as an interview schedule were adopted for the study. Results revealed that there appeared to be a significant positive relationship between the EAT-26 and factor O (apprehension-self assured) and factor Q 4(tension-relaxed). There appears to be a significant positive relationship between the EDI and factor I (sensitive versus tough minded), factor L (suspicious versus accepting), factor O (insecure versus complacent) and factor Q4 (tense versus relaxed and easy going). Factor O (apprehension-self assured) appears to predict the scores obtained on the EAT-26 and the propensity to develop binge eating disorder. Factor O (insecure versus complacent) and Q4 (tense versus relaxed) were able to predict the scores on the EDI and the propensity to develop binge eating disorder. Secondary aims of the study revealed that there appears to be a relationship between body image disturbance and the total EAT-26 and EDI scores respectively. This means that participants scoring high on the body dissatisfaction subscale of the EDI will also score higher on the EAT-26 total. There appeared to be a positive relationship between gender of the participants and the total scores of the EAT-26 and EDI respectively. There were 2 interviews carried and the results of the interviews reinforced the quantitative data and previous research on binge eating disorder (Belangee et al, 2003) that personality traits are link to the development of binge eating disorder.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/18831
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshCompulsive eating
dc.subject.lcshPersonality
dc.subject.lcshBody image
dc.subject.lcshCollege students -- South Africa -- psychology
dc.titlePersonality and body perception of students with a propensity to develop binge eating disorderen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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