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The Relationship of Assertiveness and Bulimia to Psychological Separation

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278260
Date08 1900
CreatorsO'Loughlin, Mary Ann, 1957-
ContributorsLane, Timothy M., Schneider, Lawrence J., Gieda, Martin, Burke, Angela J.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 137 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Denton County - Denton
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., O'Loughlin, Mary Ann, 1957-

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