Blaase H, Elklit A
Aarhus University, Denmark.
Scand J Psychol. 2001 Dec;42(5):467-78. doi: 10.1111/1467-9450.00260.
The purpose of the study was to make a psychological profile of Danish women with Eating Disorders, who were not currently hospitalized. 75 women between the ages of 19 and 46 years participated. 22 participants suffered from a clinical eating disorder (ED). 20 women had previously suffered from a clinical ED, and 33 women had never suffered from ED. The study included sociodemographic data, problems in relation to eating and weight, exposure to stressful life events, and the following questionnaires: The Eating Disorder Inventory, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Coping Styles Questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale, the Defense Style Questionnaire, and the Trauma Symptom Checklist. Psychologically, women with ED differed significantly from women without ED by using a more primitive defense style, perceiving themselves as being more exposed to stress, using more inefficient methods of coping and having lower self-esteem. Unexpectedly, the study also showed that recovery from an ED was resulting in normalisation of both behavioral and psychological characteristics. The implications of these findings are discussed.
该研究的目的是对目前未住院的患有饮食失调症的丹麦女性进行心理剖析。75名年龄在19至46岁之间的女性参与了研究。22名参与者患有临床饮食失调症（ED）。20名女性曾患过临床ED，33名女性从未患过ED。该研究包括社会人口统计学数据、与饮食和体重相关的问题、经历的压力性生活事件，以及以下问卷：饮食失调症问卷、罗森伯格自尊量表、应对方式问卷、感知压力量表、防御方式问卷和创伤症状清单。在心理方面，患有ED的女性与未患ED的女性存在显著差异，前者采用更原始的防御方式，认为自己更容易受到压力影响，使用更无效的应对方法，且自尊水平较低。出乎意料的是，该研究还表明，从饮食失调症中康复会使行为和心理特征都恢复正常。文中讨论了这些发现的意义。
