Low satisfaction with normative life domains in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Low satisfaction with normative life domains might be an important factor in the persistence of anorexia nervosa (AN). Initial evidence in non-clinical samples showed that lower satisfaction with normative life domains was related to more intense eating disorder symptoms. As a critical next step, the current study examined satisfaction with normative life domains in a clinical sample. Specifically, the present study tested whether adolescents with AN reported lower satisfaction with normative life domains than adolescents without an eating disorder.

Method

Adolescents with AN (n = 69) and adolescents without an eating disorder matched on age, gender and educational level (n = 69) completed the Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale to assess satis

SUBMITTER: van Doornik SFW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8596741 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature