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- Title
Self-esteem and social anxiety in an adolescent female eating disorder population: age and diagnostic effects.
- Authors
Obeid, Nicole; Buchholz, Annick; Boerner, Katelynn E; Henderson, Katherine A; Norris, Mark
- Abstract
This study explored symptoms of social anxiety and multidimensional self-esteem in a clinical, adolescent female eating disorder population. Using self-report measures, data from 344 females revealed significant negative relationships between dimensions of self-esteem and social anxiety. A diagnostic difference emerged, with the restricting subgroup reporting significantly higher perceived physical appearance and global self-worth than those with binge/purge symptoms or bulimia nervosa. No significant age differences or age by diagnosis interaction effects emerged. These findings suggest that in clinical samples of adolescent eating disorders, self-esteem and social anxiety share a significant inverse relationship and seem to remain fairly constant across adolescence.
- Publication
Eating disorders, 2013, Vol 21, Issue 2, p140
- ISSN
1532-530X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/10640266.2013.761088