Pathogenic Eating Behaviors and Psychological Risk Factors of Weight Preoccupied College Students

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dc.contributor.authorMcIvor, Debra Lynnen
dc.contributor.committeecochairGetz, Hilda M.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairSingh, Kusumen
dc.contributor.committeememberHohenshil, Thomas H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCurcio, Claire Cole Vaughten
dc.contributor.committeememberBentley, Suzanneen
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:19:45Zen
dc.date.adate2002-12-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:19:45Zen
dc.date.issued2002-11-21en
dc.date.rdate2003-12-12en
dc.date.sdate2002-12-04en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the connection between Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Thinness to several psychological correlates: Ineffectiveness, Interpersonal Distrust, Perfectionism, Interoceptive Awareness, and Maturity Fears. Regression analyses indicated that these five correlates together accounted for 23% of the variance in a measure of Body Dissatisfaction. Body Dissatisfaction and the five correlates together accounted for 52% of the variance in a measure of Drive for Thinness. Results of the path analysis confirmed that Ineffectiveness, Interoceptive Awareness and Maturity Fears were the strongest predictors of Body Dissatisfaction. In turn, Body Dissatisfaction, Ineffectiveness and Interoceptive Awareness were the strongest predictors of Drive for Thinness. Gender differences and prevalence rates of eating disordered behavior were reviewed. Consistent with other research, this study confirmed high levels of bingeing and purging behavior (44%) among college men and women.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-12042002-074156en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12042002-074156/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29916en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartmcivorfinal.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPathogenic Weight Control Behaviorsen
dc.subjectEating Disordersen
dc.subjectRisk of Disordered Eatingen
dc.titlePathogenic Eating Behaviors and Psychological Risk Factors of Weight Preoccupied College Studentsen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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