Exploring associations between personality trait facets and emotional, psychological and social well-being in eating disorder patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Personality functioning is strongly linked to well-being in the general population. Yet, there is a lack of scientific knowledge about the pathways between personality trait facets and emotional, psychological and social well-being in ED patients. The general aim was to examine potential associations between maladaptive personality trait facets and the three main dimensions of well-being.

Methods

Participants were 1187 female eating disorder patients who were referred for specialized treatment. Patients were diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (31.7%), bulimia nervosa (21.7%), binge eating disorder (11%) and other specified eating disorders (35.5%). The Personality Inventory for the DSM 5 (PID-5) was used to measure 25 trait facets, and well-being was measured with the M

SUBMITTER: de Vos JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860946 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature