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Bulimia;
Abstract
Previous research has yielded numerous diagnostic techniques for bulimia. The presence of binge-eating is necessary for the diagnosis of bulimia. There is little research that has studied the amounts and types of foods that constitute a binge-eating episode. In addition, depression and anxiety have been found in subjects with bulimia, and low self-efficacy has been noted in subjects trying to change smoking or eating habits. Also, previous research has not studied completely the above mentioned factors in bulimic sub-groups and normal control groups. The purpose of this investigation was to compare the bulimic, borderline bulimic and normal control subjects on the presence and level of self-efficacy, depression, anxiety, and the manner in which these bulimic status groups define a binge-eating episode. The following hypotheses were postulated: (a) The bulimic status groups will differ on their level of self-efficacy, with the most severe group, the bulimic group, having the lowest self-efficacy followed by the borderline bulimic group, and finally, the normal control group with the highest level of self-efficacy; (b) the bulimic status groups will differ on their level of depression, with the highest level of depression in the bulimic group, followed by the borderline bulimic group, and finally, the normal control group with the lowest level of depression; (c) the bulimic status groups will differ on their level of anxiety, with the highest level of anxiety in the bulimic group, followed by the borderline bulimic group, and finally, the normal control group with the lowest level of anxiety; (d) the bulimic status groups will differ on the total number of foods included in their estimation of a binge-eating episode, with the bulimic group with the largest total number of foods, followed by the borderline bulimic group, and finally, the normal control group with the smallest total number foods; (e) the bulimic status groups will differ on the total number of servings included in their estimation of a binge-eating episode, with the bulimic group with the largest total number of servings, followed by the borderline bulimic group, and finally, the normal control group with the smallest total number of servings; (f) the bulimic status groups will differ on the total number of calories calculated from the foods included in their estimation of a binge-eating episode, with the bulimic group having the largest total number of calories, followed by the borderline bulimic group, and finally, the normal control group with the smallest total number of calories; (g) the bulimic status groups will differ on the total number of servings of foods from the Others food group included in their estimation of a binge-eating episode, with the bulimic group having the largest total number of servings from the Others food group, followed by the borderline bulimic group, and finally, the normal control group with the smallest number of servings from the Others food group . Forty-six female college students were selected from introductory psychology sections to serve as subjects. The three groups, bulimic (n = 11); borderline bulimic
Year of Submission
1986
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Frank X. Barrios
Second Advisor
Linda L. Walsh
Third Advisor
John W. Somervill
Date Original
1986
Object Description
1 PDF file (169 leaves)
Copyright
©1986 Kristen Jean Henke
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Henke, Kristen Jean, "Bulimia: A Preliminary Analysis of Moods, Self-Efficacy, and Binge-Eating" (1986). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2933.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2933
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