Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
10-2021
Abstract
Given the inconclusive findings regarding the relation between perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms, it is important that we determine whether this relation is modulated by emotion dysregulation, which is a prominent risk factor for eating disorders. We sought to identify specific cognitive emotion regulatory strategies—rumination, self-blame, and catastrophizing—that interact with multidimensional perfectionism to shape eating disorder symptoms (i.e., shape, weight, eating concerns, and dietary restraint). Using latent moderated structural equation modeling, we analyzed data from 167 healthy young female adults. We found that only rumination significantly moderated the relation between socially prescribed perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms. However, this was not observed for self-oriented perfectionism or other regulatory strategies. These findings held true when a host of covariates were controlled for. Our findings underscore the crucial role of rumination, a modifiable emotion regulatory strategy, in augmenting the relation between socially prescribed perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms in young women.
Keywords
catastrophizing, cognitive emotion regulation, eating disorders, rumination, self-blame, socially prescribed perfectionism
Discipline
Applied Behavior Analysis | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Brain Sciences
Volume
11
Issue
11
First Page
1
Last Page
17
ISSN
2076-3425
Identifier
10.3390/brainsci11111374
Publisher
MDPI
Citation
TNG, Germaine Y. Q., & YANG, Hwajin.(2021). Interactional effects of multidimensional perfectionism and cognitive emotion regulation strategies on eating disorder symptoms in female college students. Brain Sciences, 11(11), 1-17.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3517
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Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111374