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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Psychology
Notes
- Abstract:
- This study investigated whether college students with eating disorders would display a distorted body image on cognitive and projective instruments compared to normal students. The participants in this study were 73 male and female college students with a mean age of 21.4 years. The participants were given the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26). The EAT-26 significantly differentiated a normal from an eating disorder population. All participants were given a Human Figure Drawing Test of Self (HFD-S), Human Figure Drawing Test of Other (HFD-O), a Tree Drawing (TD), and the Body Satisfaction Scale (BSS). The difference between the human figure drawings of the eating disorder group and the normal group was not significant. There was, however, a significant difference in the projective tree drawings between the eating disorder group and the normal group. Scores on the BSS were significantly different for the normal group versus the eating disorder group. Significant correlations were found within groups for the HFD-S and HFD-O. It was concluded that projective drawings are a better diagnostic measure of eating disorders than human figure drawings.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2001.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-56).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Lynn K. DiGiorgio. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RC552.E18 D54 2001_DiGiorgioLynnK ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RC552.E18 D54 2001 ( lcc )
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