The purpose of this study was to examine how parental separation is related to eating disturbances and assertiveness in females who struggle with bulimic symptoms. Two-hundred ninety-two undergraduate females from the University of North Texas comprised the subject group. Using pen and paper measures of assertiveness, bulimia, and parental separation, support was found for the prediction that there would be a relationship between assertiveness and parental separation. Likewise, partial support was found for the prediction that there would be a relationship between bulimia and parental separation. Parental separation was found to affect levels of bulimia and assertiveness. Finally, it was found that subjects endorsed greater emotional independence from fathers than from mothers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278260 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | O'Loughlin, Mary Ann, 1957- |
| Contributors | Lane, Timothy M., Schneider, Lawrence J., Gieda, Martin, Burke, Angela J. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 137 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Denton County - Denton |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., O'Loughlin, Mary Ann, 1957- |
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