Trastornos de la conducta alimentaria y asertividad / Lack of assertiveness in patients with eating disorders
Rev. méd. Chile
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134(3): 312-319, mar. 2006. tab
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RESUMO
Background:
Low self-assertion has been noted as an important feature among patients with eating disorders.Aim:
To verify, in a female population, if assertiveness is related or has a predictive capacity for the development of eating disorders. Subjects andmethods:
An structured clinical interview, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40) and the Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS) were administered to 62 patients that fulfilled the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for eating disorders and to 120 female students without eating problems.Results:
Patients with eating disorders ranked significantly higher on the EAT-40 and its factors (p <0.001) and showed a lower level of assertiveness on the RAS (p <0.001). Assertiveness measured by RAS and its factors was inversely related to EAT-40 and its items (r= -0.21). The predictive capability of the lack of self-assertion in the development of an eating disorder reached 53%, when patients with eating disorders and subjects at risk were considered together and compared to students without such disorder.Conclusions:
Lack of assertiveness is a significant trait in patients with eating disorders; it may worsen its outcome and even perpetuate symptoms. Low self-assertion may be considered a predictive factor in the development of an eating disorder and must be managed from a preventive or therapeutic point of view.
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Main subject:
Assertiveness
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Feeding and Eating Disorders
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Valparaíso/CL
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