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- Title
The Relationship of Obesity to Borderline Personality Symptomatology, Self-Harm Behaviors, and Sexual Abuse in Female Subjects in a Primary-Care Medical Setting.
- Authors
Sansone, Randy A.; Sansone, Lori A.; Fine, Mark A.
- Abstract
Two groups of females in a primary-care medical setting were assessed: those 50 pounds or more overweight presenting for any medical service (n = 61) and normal-weight women presenting for PAP smears (n = 89). Subjects completed a weight history, sexual abuse questionnaire, self-harm behavior questionnaire, and the Borderline Personality Subscale of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (PDQ-R). Obese subjects were also administered the Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines (DIB). The prevalence of borderline symptomatology in obese subjects was 7% on the DIB and 25% on the PDQ-R. For the entire sample (N = 194), subjects' highest weight ever and current weight were significantly positively correlated with a history of sexual abuse, endorsements of selected self-harm behaviors, and PDQ-R borderline scores.
- Publication
Journal of Personality Disorders, 1995, Vol 9, Issue 3, p254
- ISSN
0885-579X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/pedi.1995.9.3.254