Relationship between Alexithymia, Body mass index and Eating irrational beliefs in Teens
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between alexithymia , body mass index and eating disorders beliefs in teenagers. The staticalsample this research were 209 high school females who selected by random cluster sampling from the high schools in the Mazandaran and completed Cooper and et al ,s (1997) eating disorder belief questionnaire, Bagboy and et al , s (1994) alexithymia scale. BMI was calculated by dividing weight on the square of height. Results showed that cognitive-emotionally dimensions of alexithymia predicts eating disorder beliefs. However, the dimensions of alexithymia did not predict BMIBased on the research findings, difficulties in emotion regulation increases eating disorder beliefs.
Authors and Affiliations
Aliasghar Hosseinzade| PhD in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, central Tehran Branch, Iran, Morteza Azizi| Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sarab Branch, Iran, Tavakol Mosazade| Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Iran, mitra nikamal| Master of Psychology , Islamic Azad University,centeral Tehran Branch, Iran
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