Predicting eating disturbances in Turkish adult females: Examining the role of intimate partner violence and perfectionism

Muyan M., Chang E. C., Jilani Z., Yu T.

EATING BEHAVIORS, cilt.19, ss.102-105, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.07.004
  • Dergi Adı: EATING BEHAVIORS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.102-105
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Culture, Intimate partner violence, Perfectionism, Eating disturbances, Females, ANOREXIA-NERVOSA, DISORDERS, WOMEN, PREVALENCE, ATTITUDES, SYMPTOMS, TURKEY
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We examined the relationships between intimate partner violence (IPV), perfectionism, and eating disturbances, namely, excessive dieting and bulimia, in a sample of 149 Turkish female college students. Results of conducting hierarchical regression analyses indicated that IPV accounted for significant variance in both excessive dieting and bulimic symptoms. The inclusion of perfectionism was found to predict additional variance in eating disturbances, beyond IPV. Specifically, we found parental expectations to be a significant predictor of dieting, and personal standards, doubts about actions, and parental criticism to be significant predictors of bulimia. Some implications for understanding eating disturbances in Turkish women are discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.