Types Of Perfectionism And Levels Of Recovery From Eating...

Introduction The research study examined possible correlations between various types of perfectionism and levels of recovery from eating disorders. The researchers conducted their experiment by comparing different conceptions of perfectionism across a healthy control group and fully recovered, partially recovered, and current (active) eating disorder groups. The researchers who conducted this experiment were Anna M. Bardone-Cone, PhD, Katrina Sturm, BA, Melissa A. Lawson, MD, Dr. Paul Robinson, MD, and Roma Smith, LPN. Anna M. Bardone-Cone, Katrina Sturm, and Melissa A. Lawson are from the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. Dr. Paul Robinson and Roma Smith are from the†¦show more content†¦There were 55 active eating disorder, 15 partially recovered, 20 fully recovered, and 67 healthy control individuals who participated in this study. The active eating disorder group was made up of people currently diagnosed with an eating dis order. Participants in the healthy control group were people who didn’t have a history of eating disorders in themselves or their families. Each group of individuals was evaluated on various types of perfectionism. The research hypothesis was that when eating disorder recovery was defined in a comprehensive way (physically, behaviorally, and cognitively), individuals who were fully recovered would have lower levels of perfectionism when compared to individuals with active eating disorders; and levels of perfectionism would be similar in partially recovered and active eating disorder cases. Participants All participants in the study were females ages 16 and older. Current and former eating disorder patients were recruited at the University of Missouri Pediatric and Adolescent Specialty Clinic. Individuals for the healthy control group were recruited from the same clinic as the current and former eating disorder patients, as well as from the university campus. As stated earlier, the control group