Jackenkroll, Jannika, Ms. (2023) The Effect of a Meaning-Centered Intervention on Perceived Meaning in Life, Eating Disorder Symptoms and Clinical Perfectionism in Young Women. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Van Doornik et al. (2022; under review) showed that a meaning-centered intervention increased perceived meaning in life (MiL) and decreased eating disorder symptoms (EDS) in female first-year university students at high risk for developing an eating disorder (ED) during the Covid-19 lockdown. The main aim of the present research was to examine whether perceived MiL and EDS can be in- and decreased, respectively, in the same population outside of lockdown. Since many behaviours shown by people who have EDs are also examples of perfectionistic behaviours (Fairburn et al., 2003a), and MiL was shown to be negatively correlated with certain facets of clinical perfectionism (CP; Chang, 2006), it was additionally investigated whether CP was decreased by the intervention. Female first-year students (N = 85) at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen were assigned either to the intervention or to a waiting-list, and filled out questionnaires assessing their levels of MiL, EDS and CP at pre- and post-assessment. After completing the intervention, the participants showed increased levels of MiL and decreased levels of EDS. There was no significant effect on CP. The main implication of the findings is that young women who perceive their lives as meaningful might have better chances at overcoming their EDs, but not necessarily their perfectionistic urges. Keywords: Analysis of Covariance, Young Women, Meaning in Life, Eating Disorder Symptoms, Clinical Perfectionism, Meaning-Centered Intervention
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schutzeichel, F. and Frey, M.I. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Psychology (CP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2024 15:40 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2024 15:40 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3084 |
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