Paula Collin
Multi-dimensional self-esteem and magnitude of change in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.
Collin, Paula; Karatzias, Thanos; Power, Kevin; Howard, Ruth; Grierson, David; Yellowlees, Alex
Authors
Prof Thanos Karatzias T.Karatzias@napier.ac.uk
Professor
Kevin Power
Ruth Howard
David Grierson
Alex Yellowlees
Abstract
Self-esteem improvement is one of the main targets of inpatient eating disorder programmes. The present study sought to examine multi-dimensional self-esteem and magnitude of change in eating psychopathology among adults participating in a specialist inpatient treatment programme for anorexia nervosa. A standardised assessment battery, including multi-dimensional measures of eating psychopathology and self-esteem, was completed pre- and post-treatment for 60 participants (all white Scottish female, mean age=25.63 years). Statistical analyses indicated that self-esteem improved with eating psychopathology and weight over the course of treatment, but that improvements were domain-specific and small in size. Global self-esteem was not predictive of treatment outcome. Dimensions of self-esteem at baseline (Lovability and Moral Self-approval), however, were predictive of magnitude of change in dimensions of eating psychopathology (Shape and Weight Concern). Magnitude of change in Self-Control and Lovability dimensions were predictive of magnitude of change in eating psychopathology (Global, Dietary Restraint, and Shape Concern). The results of this study demonstrate that the relationship between self-esteem and eating disorder is far from straightforward, and suggest that future research and interventions should focus less exclusively on self-esteem as a uni-dimensional psychological construct
Citation
Collin, P., Karatzias, T., Power, K., Howard, R., Grierson, D., & Yellowlees, A. (2016). Multi-dimensional self-esteem and magnitude of change in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Psychiatry Research, 237, 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.046
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 21, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 22, 2016 |
Publication Date | Mar 30, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Mar 7, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 23, 2017 |
Journal | Psychiatry Research |
Print ISSN | 0165-1781 |
Electronic ISSN | 1872-7123 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 237 |
Pages | 175-181 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.046 |
Keywords | Anorexia nervosa; Self-esteem; Treatment outcome; Inpatient treatment; |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9533 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.046 |
Contract Date | Mar 7, 2016 |
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