TY - JOUR
T1 - Is Self-Esteem the Primary Predictor of Disordered Eating?
AU - Shea, Maureen E.
AU - Pritchard, Mary
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Coping
KW - Disordered eating
KW - Gender
KW - Self-esteem
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33947331363&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/psych_facpubs/9
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.026
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.026
M3 - Article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 42
SP - 1527
EP - 1537
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 8
ER -