A new integrative model for the co-occurrence of non-suicidal self-injury behaviours and eating disorder symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The high co-occurrence of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviours and eating disorder (ED) symptoms suggests these conditions share common aetiological processes. We assessed a new integrative model of shared factors for NSSI and ED symptoms, where affect dysregulation, impulsivity, self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction mediated the relationship between insecure attachment and maladaptive schemas and NSSI and ED symptoms. A further aim of the study was to assess whether the model behaved similarly across a clinical eating disorder (ED) and a community sample.

Method

123 females with a lifetime ED diagnosis and 531 female individuals from the community completed an online survey, which included measures assessing the variables of interest. A cross-sectional singl

SUBMITTER: Krug I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8607624 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature