An examination of the coutinuity and discontinuity models of anorexia nervosa /
To test the topological versus dimensional models of rofilm Inc. anorexia nervosa, the barometric procedures Mean Above minus Mean Below A Cut (MAMBAC) and MAXimum Covariance analysis (MAXCOV) were applied to a sample of n = 221 women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and n = 376 women undergraduate s...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | To test the topological versus dimensional models of rofilm Inc. anorexia nervosa, the barometric procedures Mean Above minus Mean Below A Cut (MAMBAC) and MAXimum Covariance analysis (MAXCOV) were applied to a sample of n = 221 women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and n = 376 women undergraduate students. Theoretically and empirically derived indicators for anorexia nervosa were taken from the Eating Attitudes Test. Raters were highly consistent in their interpretation of the plots. There was inter-rater reliability of .944 (kappa) for the original MAMBAC and of .95 for the following MAXCOV and MAMBAC plots. A preponderance of the results were suggestive of taxonicity, with indicators reflecting fear of weight gain, food preoccupation, extreme forms of dieting and bulimia. Interestingly, body size (BMI) was not identified as a valid talon indicator. The findings have implications for etiological models of eating disorders, for assessment of anorexia and for future barometric research on anorexia or other eating disorders. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | vi, 60 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 31-35). |