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Associations between Schizotypal Facets and Symptoms of Disordered Eating in Women

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  • Viren Swami

    (School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK
    Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur 50490, Malaysia)

  • David Barron

    (Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur 50490, Malaysia)

  • Adrian Furnham

    (Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur 50490, Malaysia
    Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, Norwegian Business School, 0484 Oslo, Norway)

Abstract

Research has suggested that schizotypy—a personality organisation representing latent vulnerability for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders—may be elevated in women with symptoms of disordered eating. However, studies have not fully considered associations between symptoms of disordered eating and multidimensional schizotypy. To overcome this limitation, we asked an online sample of 235 women from the United States to complete measures of symptoms of disordered eating (drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and bulimic symptoms) and multidimensional schizotypy. Correlational analyses indicated significant associations between drive for thinness and bulimic symptoms, respectively, and most schizotypal facets. Body dissatisfaction was significantly associated with only two schizotypal facets. Overall, the strength of correlations was weak-to-moderate. Regression results indicated that only the schizotypal feature of excessive social anxiety was significantly associated with all risk for disordered eating factors. These results are consistent with aetiological models of disordered eating that highlight socio-affective difficulties as risk factors for symptoms of disordered eating.

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  • Viren Swami & David Barron & Adrian Furnham, 2022. "Associations between Schizotypal Facets and Symptoms of Disordered Eating in Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-8, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11157-:d:907885
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