Traits of irrational beliefs related to eating problems in Japanese college women.

Full Abstract

This study focused on the relation of irrational beliefs and Body Mass Index (BMI) to inappropriate eating attitudes in Japanese college women. A total of 110 nonclinical subjects completed the Japanese Irrational Belief Test (JIBT) and the Japanese version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT). The JIBT subscale of 'self expectation' had significant positive correlations with the EAT total score and the subscales of 'obsession with eating', 'dieting' and 'obese-phobia'. The JIBT subscale of 'dependence' had a significant positive correlation with the EAT subscale of 'obsession with eating'. BMI score showed significant positive correlations with the EAT total score and the subscales of 'dieting' and 'obesephobia'. The present results suggest that characteristic irrational beliefs are associated with inappropriate eating attitudes, suggesting that clarifying and then modifying the irrationality may be a useful method of preventive intervention in nonclinical young women with eating problems.

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Author information

Author/s: Tomotake, Masahito (M); Okura, Masao (M); Taniguchi, Takahide (T); Ishimoto, Yasuhito (Y);

Affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The journal of medical investigation : JMI (J Med Invest), published in Japan. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 49 (issue 1-2) : pp 51-5

Dates: Created 2002/03/20; Completed 2002/04/12; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11901760, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Attitude
Body Mass Index
Eating Disorders - epidemiology; psychology; therapy
Female
Humans

Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Psychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive - methods; statistics & numerical data
Students - psychology
Universities

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