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Title: Sexual abuse, bulimic symptoms, depression and satisfaction in adult relationships
Creator: Evans, Lynette.
Creator: Wertheim, Eleanor.
Creator: School of Psychological Sciences.
Subject: 380107 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Subject: 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Subject: 1103 (four-digit-FOR)
Date: 2006.
Publisher: Editrice Kurtis.
Description: This study explored the role of depression as a mediator between self-reported sexual abuse and bulimic symptoms. Secondly, the study examined whether there was an association between sexual abuse, bulimic symptoms, or depression and satisfaction in relationships and avoidance of sexual interactions. Women (n=297) who reported experiencing bulimic symptoms and/or depression and women who were not symptomatic completed measures on sexual abuse, bulimic symptoms, depression, satisfaction in partner relationships and avoidance of sexual interactions. A path model analysis indicated that there were direct relationships between sexual abuse and depression, depression and low satisfaction in relationships and avoidance of sexual interactions. Sexual abuse was not directly related to bulimic symptoms when depression was included in the model. Nor was sexual abuse directly related to relationship difficulties. The findings of this study support a model of non-specific pathways between sexual abuse and bulimic symptoms.

ISSN: 1124-4909
Format: 7 p. (p. e61-e67).
Language: en
Rights: Open Access. The published version of this work has been reproduced here with permission.
Rights: This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the Editrice Kurtis. The following article appeared in Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD, 11(2): e61-e67, 2006. More information about this journal may be found at http://www.kurtis.it/ewd/en/
Type: journal article
Source: Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD, 11(2): e61-e67