Lack of assertiveness in patients with eating disorders

Low self-assertion has been noted as an important feature among patients with eating disorders. To verify, in a female population, if assertiveness is related or has a predictive capacity for the development of eating disorders. An structured clinical interview, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40) an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista medíca de Chile 2006-03, Vol.134 (3), p.312-319
Hauptverfasser: Behar A, Rosa, Manzo G, Rodrigo, Casanova Z, Dunny
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Zusammenfassung:Low self-assertion has been noted as an important feature among patients with eating disorders. To verify, in a female population, if assertiveness is related or has a predictive capacity for the development of eating disorders. 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. Patients with eating disorders ranked significantly higher on the EAT-40 and its factors (p
ISSN:0034-9887