Family structure and eating disorders: the family environment scale and bulimic-like symptoms

Family variables derived from the Family Environment Scale are examined using data from 174 college women at a Pacific Northwest university and 2 universities in Houston (Texas) with varying degrees of bulimia. Subjects' self-reports indicate family dysfunctions, but the study illustrates the c...

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Published in:Youth & society 1991-12, Vol.23 (2), p.251-272
Main Author: Bailey, C.A. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bulimia
BULIMIA NERVOSA
COHESION
College Students
CONFLICT
CONFLICTOS SOCIALES
CONTROL
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS
Dysfunctional Behavior
Eating disorders
Eating Habits
Etiology
EXPRESSIVENESS
FAMILIA
FAMILIES
Families & family life
FAMILLE
Family Characteristics
FAMILY CONTROL
Family Influence
Family Life
Family Structure
Females
FEMME
Higher Education
MUJERES
Pacific Northwest
PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
Parent Influence
PROPIEDADES FISICO-QUIMICAS SUELO
PROPRIETE PHYSICOCHIMIQUE DU SOL
Relationship
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Social research
SOCIAL UNREST
SOIL CHEMICOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES
TEXAS
Texas (Houston)
TRASTORNOS DIGESTIVOS
TROUBLE DIGESTIF
TROUBLE SOCIAL
Urban Universities
WOMEN
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Summary:Family variables derived from the Family Environment Scale are examined using data from 174 college women at a Pacific Northwest university and 2 universities in Houston (Texas) with varying degrees of bulimia. Subjects' self-reports indicate family dysfunctions, but the study illustrates the complexity of the family's role in bulimia. (SLD)
ISSN:0044-118X
1552-8499
DOI:10.1177/0044118X91023002005