Turner, Emma (2022) Is there a mediating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between clinical perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Eating disorders are known to be one of the most harmful of mental illness which currently exists, with a currently increasing prevalence rate. Investigating the relationships which surround potential risk factors could help to gain a better understanding of the complexity of eating disorders and potentially help with prevention. This study explored if self-esteem has a mediating role within the relationship between clinical perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms. The non-clinical sample (n=357) of 69 men, 254 female and 7 other, aged between 16 to 67 (M=31, SD=14.84) completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDEQ), Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire (CPQ) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The results of three simple linear regressions and one stepwise multiple linear regression, conclude that low self-esteem does partially mediate the relationship between clinical perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms. Specifically, the indirect effect accounts for the majority of the relationship. For future research it would be interesting to investigate whether these results are present when tested on a clinical sample.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Frey, M.I. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2022 11:59 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2022 11:59 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1072 |
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