Associations among eating disorder symptoms and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMP
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Associations among eating disorder symptoms and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory‑2‑Restructured Form (MMPI‑2‑RF) in college students Katy W. Martin‑Fernandez1 · Yossef S. Ben‑Porath1 Received: 2 May 2019 / Accepted: 29 July 2019 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Abstract Purpose To identify associations between eating disorder (ED) attitudes and behaviors and scores on the MMPI-2-RF in college students. Methods The study included 425 undergraduate students (38.5% males and 61.5% females) with a mean age of 19.13 (SD = 1.77). Measures included the MMPI-2-RF and the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. Correlations and relative risk ratios were computed between MMPI-2-RF scores and ED variables. Results Scores on several MMPI-2-RF Scales were associated with the presence of subthreshold ED symptoms. Manifestations of emotional/internalizing dysfunction were associated with all ED symptom presentations. Conclusions The results of this study identified narrowly defined personality and psychopathology constructs relevant to, and found across college students experiencing various subthreshold ED symptoms. Considering this additional information in ED screening or treatment planning could reduce the likelihood of subthreshold symptoms worsening and increase the effectiveness of ED interventions with at-risk college student populations. Level of evidence Level III, evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case–control analytic studies. Keywords Eating disorders · MMPI-2-RF · Personality assessment · College students
Introduction Over the last half-century, there has been an increase in the prevalence rates of eating disorders (EDs), which represent high-risk disorders and a major public health concern owing to elevated mortality rates found in individuals with these conditions [1–3]. Research has found that ED symptoms are present in a significant percentage of college students. For example, Lipson and Sonneville examined the prevalence of ED symptoms in students from 12 universities, who were classified into 3 groups: at-risk for an ED, a binge eating group, and a compensatory behavior group [4]. Participants could belong to more than one group depending on the ED This article is part of topical collection on personality and eating and weight disorders. * Katy W. Martin‑Fernandez [email protected] 1
Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, 144 Kent Hall, Kent, OH 44242, USA
symptoms endorsed (e.g., elevating a subscale of the EDE-Q and engaging in binge eating). ED risk was determined by a score at or above 3 on the Global subscale of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q). The Global subscale of the EDE-Q is the average of the participants’ scores on the other four EDE-Q subscales (Restraint, Eating Concern, Shape Concern, and Weight Concern). Binge eating was defined as one or more episodes of a loss of control over eating in the past 4 weeks. Compensatory behaviors were defined as one or more times in the past 4 weeks, vo
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