Non-suicidal self-injury in patients with eating disorders: nuclear aspects
Abstract
Background: Through the culture of thinness, increasingly promoted in our society as a beauty canon, it is not surprising that the number of people affected by eating disorders is increasing.
Objective: This research aims to study the relationship between non-suicidal self-injuries and nuclear aspects of eating disorders specified along with this article.
Methods: The sample consisted of 60 women diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia. Questionnaires assessing impulsivity, body satisfaction, alexithymia, body attitude and self-esteem were administered. Participants with non-suicidal self-harm were compared with those without, and participants with anorexia with and without self-harm and participants with bulimia with and without self-harm were compared.
Results: Differences were found in body dissatisfaction = 5,71; p ≤ ,01), body attitudes = 4,80; p ≤ ,02), self-esteem = 14,09; p ≤ .00) and impulsivity (t = 3,39; p ≤ ,01) between participants with and without non-suicidal self-harm.
Conclusions: These are key factors for the clinic in the treatment of eating disorders to prevent the presence of self-harm, as it allows focusing the treatment target on those aspects such as dissatisfaction and impulsivity, which are key in the development of self-harm.
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- Eating disorder
- body dissatisfaction
- non-suicidal self-injury
- self-esteem
- impulsivity
- alexithymia
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia
- Anorexia
- Perfectionism
- Thinness
- Personal Satisfaction
- Weight Loss
- Self-Injurious Behavior
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Impulsive Behavior
- Obsessive Behavior
- Feeding Behavior
Author Biographies
, Universidad de Granada, Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Granada, España , Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Granada, Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Granada, Spain
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4145-0433
, Universidad de Valladolid, Facultad de Educación, Departamento de Psicología, Campus Duques de Soria. Valladolid, España., Universidad de Valladolid, Universidad de Valladolid, Facultad de Educación, Departamento de Psicología, Valladolid, Spain
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6350-1836
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