dc.contributor.advisor | Bardone-Cone, Anna | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Harney, Megan B. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2009 Spring | eng |
dc.description | The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 19, 2010). | eng |
dc.description | Thesis advisor: Dr. Anna Bardone-Cone. | eng |
dc.description | M.A. University of Missouri-Columbia 2009. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This longitudinal study investigates under what conditions overvaluation of weight/shape is related to bulimic symptoms. In this study we examine whether internal attribution for negative appearance-related events moderates the relation between over-valuation of weight/shape and bulimic symptoms. Next, we examine whether this interaction is mediated by self-competence. Self-report questionnaires of overvaluation of weight/shape, internal attribution, self-competence, and bulimic symptoms were administered to 406 female undergraduates, with overvaluation of weight/shape being reported at Time 1, self-competence and bulimic symptoms being reported at Time 2, and internal attribution for negative appearance-related events data collected across the 11 intervening weeks between Time 1 and Time 2. Regression analyses revealed a significant, two-way interaction whereby high overvaluation of weight/shape was associated with the presence of binges (but not inappropriate compensatory behaviors or bulimic symptoms in general). In addition, a significant two-way interaction was found between overvaluation and internal attribution to predict self-competence. However, the full mediated moderation model was not significant. The findings highlight the importance of overvaluation of weight/shape in relation to bingeing (particularly for those high in internal attribution) and feeling efficacious (regardless of attribution level). | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.format.extent | vii, 52 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.oclc | 560567984 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/6719 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/6719 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations. Theses. 2009 Theses | eng |
dc.rights | Access is limited to the campuses of the University of Missouri. | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bulimia | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Body image in women | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Obesity in women | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | College students -- Psychology | eng |
dc.title | A mediated moderation model of bulimic symptoms among college women | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Psychological sciences (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.A. | eng |