COMPARISON OF DIMENSIONS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, LIFE STYLE AND FAMILY FUNCTIONING IN FEMALE STUDENTS WITH EATING DISORDERS

In recent years the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescents has increased
Psychopathology of eating disorders, including disorders that have a significant effect on the physical
and psychological functioning of adolescents and youth. The current tries to study the dimensions of
psychopathology, life style and family functioning of students with eating disorders and health.
Materials & Methods: The study was comparative one. All the population of Fatemeh high school was
selected by simple random sampling method, firstly 200 and finally 60 of them were selected. They
were divided into two groups of patients (n=60) and the control group (n=60). Data were collected by
using the questionnaires of mental checklist (SCL-90), health promoting lifestyle, and HPLPII and
Family Functioning Scale. To analyze the data, SPSS-16 software by using multiple variances
(MANOVA) and Independent T-test was applied.
Results: The results showed that there is a difference (P <0/001) between the mean scores and mental
pathology, life style and performance of students with eating disorders.
Conclusion: It seems that aspects of eating disorder psychopathology, life style and family functioning
on the students have a moderating role.