Keywords

eating disorders, religious orientation, eating attitudes, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, religion

Abstract

The relationship between religion and eating concerns is receiving increasing empirical attention. The current investigation sought to examine the relationship between eating attitudes and religious orientation, utilizing the fourfold typology of religious orientation. A curvilinear relationship was found between religious orientation and eating attitudes among a subclinical college population and a clinical population of individuals receiving inpatient treatment for eating disorders, particularly among extrinsically orientated individuals with diagnosis of bulimia nervosa.

Original Publication Citation

Smith, M. H., Richards, P. S., & Maglio, C. J. (2004). Examining the relationship between religious orientation and eating disturbances. Eating Behaviors, 5, 171-180.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2004-5

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6666

Publisher

Eating Behaviors

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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