Abstract

SCAPPATURA, María Luz; BIDACOVICH, Germán; BANASCO FALIVELLI, María Belén  and  RUTSZTEIN, Guillermina. Dimensions of perfectionism (adaptive and maladaptive) in adolescents with eating disorder. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2017, vol.8, n.2, pp.131-141. ISSN 2007-1523.

This study analyzed the association of adaptive and maladaptive dimensions of perfectionism in women with eating disorders (ED), risk of ED, and inherent features of ED. The sample included 246 women aged between 13 and 19 years divided into three groups: with ED (n = 59), in risk of ED (n = 17), and without ED or risk (n = 170); for group assignation participants were interviewed with the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE). Participants completed the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI-3) and the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R). According to the models that state the existence of two well defined dimensions of perfectionism, adoles cents in risk of ED and with ED got higher scores in Discrepancy (maladaptive dimension), but not in High standards (adaptive dimension). Besides positive associations were found between Discrepancy and all scales of EDI-3, except for Maturity fears; however also in the ED group positive associations were found between High standards and Order with Drive for thinness, result that do not allow to confirm the adaptive value of these two latter dimensions of perfectionism among adolescents with ED.

Keywords : Eating disorders; Adaptive perfectionism; Maladaptive perfectionism; Clinical sample; Adolescents.

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