Bulimic symptomatology and coping in a nonclinical sample

Percept Mot Skills. 1992 Oct;75(2):395-9. doi: 10.2466/pms.1992.75.2.395.

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between bulimic symptomatology as measured by scores on the Bulimia Test--Revised and coping orientation as measured by Endler and Parker's Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations given to a nonclinical sample of 164 female college students. A relationship was obtained among emotionally oriented coping, task-oriented coping, and scores on the Bulimia Test.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological*
  • Adult
  • Arousal*
  • Bulimia / diagnosis
  • Bulimia / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data
  • Problem Solving
  • Psychometrics