BEHAVIORS AND COGNITIONS RELATED TO EATING DISORDERS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS / CONDUCTAS Y COGNICIONES RELACIONADAS CON LOS TRASTORNOS DE LA CONDUCTA ALIMENTARIA EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS

The aim of this study is to assess behaviors, eating disorder (ED), related cognitions, and core beliefs in university students. The sample was composed of 449 psychology students (13.2% men and 86.8% women). The instruments included sociodemographic and eating related data, the MAC questionnaire (M...

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Published in:Revista argentina de clínica psicológica 2008-11, Vol.XVII (III), p.265
Main Authors: Góngora, Vanesa C, Casullo, Maria Martina
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
Subjects:
College students
Eating behavior
Eating disorders
Psychology
Questionnaires
Sociodemographics
University students
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Summary:The aim of this study is to assess behaviors, eating disorder (ED), related cognitions, and core beliefs in university students. The sample was composed of 449 psychology students (13.2% men and 86.8% women). The instruments included sociodemographic and eating related data, the MAC questionnaire (Mizes Anorectic Cognitions), the ICA scale (Inventory of Eating Behaviors) and the SQ questionnaire (Schema Questionnaire). Results from inventories showed important ED symtomathology in a 10% of the sample. Women showed more severe behaviors and specific ED cognitions compared to men. Those students who had previous ED treatment presented more ED-related behaviors and more severe cognitions compared to those who did not have such a treatment. A strong association between ED-related behaviors and specific cognitions was found in this population. El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar conductas, cogniciones específicas relacionadas con los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria (TCA) y creencias básicas en estudiantes universitarios. Participaron 449 estudiantes de Psicología (13.2% hombres y 86.8% mujeres). Se administraron: una encuesta sociodemográfica y de síntomas alimentarios, el cuestionario de esquemas SQ, el inventario ICA de conductas alimentarias y el cuestionario MAC-R de cogniciones. Los datos de los inventarios señalaron la presencia de sintomatología importante de TCA en un 10% de la muestra. Las mujeres presentaron conductas y cogniciones específicas de los TCA más severas que los varones. Aquellos estudiantes que realizaron un tratamiento previo por TCA exhibieron mayores conductas y mayor severidad en las cogniciones que aquellos que no realizaron tal tratamiento. Se encontró una fuerte asociación entre conductas y cogniciones específicas de los TCA en esta población.
ISSN:0327-6716
1851-7951