Objectives: Although disordered eating has been assumed to be associated with interpersonal problems, there is a lack of research regarding the relationship between interpersonal problems and obesity. This study explored associations among self-esteem, binge behaviours and interpersonal problems in obese individuals, by contrasting obese persons with overweight persons; and to investigate whether BMI, binge behaviours and self-esteem predict interpersonal problems in obese individuals. Methods: A group of non-obese overweight people (N= 65; BMI range: 25-29.9) and a group of obese people (N= 78; BMI > 35) were selected from 224 people attending a mental health-care service specializing in eating disorders in Palermo (Italy). Seventy-eight percent of participants were female. All participants filled in the following measures: the Inventory of Interpersonal problems- short version- (IIP-32), the Binge Eating Scale (BES), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Results: The findings showed that four domains of interpersonal problems were associated with binge behaviours and self-esteem in obese participants. Moreover, the relationship between binge behaviors and interpersonal problems was partially mediated by self-esteem. Conclusions: Given the poor prognosis for the long-term management of obesity, it could be important for clinicians to carefully assess patients’ interpersonal functioning, and its relationship to self-esteem and binge behaviors, especially with respect to treatment-seeking obese patients.

LO Coco, G., Gullo, S., Salerno, L., Iacoponelli, R. (2011). The association among interpersonal problems, binge behaviors, and self-esteem, in the assessment of obese individuals. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, 52(2), 164-170 [10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.06.002].

The association among interpersonal problems, binge behaviors, and self-esteem, in the assessment of obese individuals

LO COCO, Gianluca;GULLO, Salvatore;SALERNO, Laura;
2011-01-01

Abstract

Objectives: Although disordered eating has been assumed to be associated with interpersonal problems, there is a lack of research regarding the relationship between interpersonal problems and obesity. This study explored associations among self-esteem, binge behaviours and interpersonal problems in obese individuals, by contrasting obese persons with overweight persons; and to investigate whether BMI, binge behaviours and self-esteem predict interpersonal problems in obese individuals. Methods: A group of non-obese overweight people (N= 65; BMI range: 25-29.9) and a group of obese people (N= 78; BMI > 35) were selected from 224 people attending a mental health-care service specializing in eating disorders in Palermo (Italy). Seventy-eight percent of participants were female. All participants filled in the following measures: the Inventory of Interpersonal problems- short version- (IIP-32), the Binge Eating Scale (BES), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Results: The findings showed that four domains of interpersonal problems were associated with binge behaviours and self-esteem in obese participants. Moreover, the relationship between binge behaviors and interpersonal problems was partially mediated by self-esteem. Conclusions: Given the poor prognosis for the long-term management of obesity, it could be important for clinicians to carefully assess patients’ interpersonal functioning, and its relationship to self-esteem and binge behaviors, especially with respect to treatment-seeking obese patients.
2011
Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinica
LO Coco, G., Gullo, S., Salerno, L., Iacoponelli, R. (2011). The association among interpersonal problems, binge behaviors, and self-esteem, in the assessment of obese individuals. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, 52(2), 164-170 [10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.06.002].
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