Table 3.
Comparisons between dietary restraint and dietary restraint/negative affect subtypes on psychosocial variables within treatment-seeking and non-treatment-seeking youth (M±SD)
| Treatment-seeking youth (n=74) | Non-treatment-seeking youth (n=85) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR/NA-TX (n=29) | DR-TX (n=45) | DR/NA-NOTX (n=27) | DR-NOTX (n=58) | |||
| Measure | M±SD | M±SD | Statistic | M±SD | M±SD | Statistic |
| EDE Restraint | 1.3±0.9 | 1.2±0.9 | t=0.3 | 1.3±1.1 | 0.8±0.9 | t=2.3* |
| EDE Eating Concern | 1.2±1.0 | 1.1±0.9 | F=0.1 | 0.6±0.8 | 0.6±0.7 | F=0.2 |
| EDE Shape Concern | 3.1±1.3 | 2.5±1.3 | F=1.4 | 1.8±1.5 | 1.8±1.4 | F =0.0 |
| EDE Weight Concern | 3.0±1.0 | 2.5±1.1 | F=3.8 | 1.8±1.2 | 1.9±1.2 | F =0.1 |
| EDE Global | 2.1+0.7 | 1.8±0.8 | F=1.6 | 1.4±0.9 | 1.2±0.9 | F =0.3 |
| CDI Total | 21.3±4.4 | 7.4±3.4 | t=15.2*** | 14.9±4.6 | 5.1±3.1 | t=11.4*** |
| CBCL Internalizing | 65.5±11.1 | 55.5±9.9 | F=11.2** | 55.9±10.9 | 49.0±13.6 | F =5.0* |
| CBCL Externalizing | 61.7±11.4 | 52.0±9.8 | F=12.9** | 54.2±12.8 | 45.5±12.9 | F =8.2** |
| CBCL Total | 66.0±9.5 | 55.2±9.4 | F=14.4*** | 56.9±11.8 | 48.7±12.8 | F =7.7** |
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001
Note: DR/NA-TX=dietary restraint/negative affect subtype in treatment-seeking youth; DR-TX=dietary restraint subtype in treatment-seeking youth; DR/NA-NOTX=dietary restraint/negative affect subtype in non-treatment-seeking youth; DR-NOTX=dietary restraint subtype in non-treatment-seeking youth; EDE=Eating Disorder Examination; CDI=Children’s Depression Inventory; CBCL=Child Behavior Checklist.