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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Psychiatry. 2009 May 2;51(2):142. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.03.005

Table 1.

Correlations between ED psychopathology and internalizing and externalizing symptoms, abuse, and suicidality (N=492).

Restriction Body Dissatisfaction Binge Eating Self-Induced
Vomiting A

Partial
BDI
Partial
BDI
Partial
BDI
Partial
BDI
Internalizing
  BDI .36*** .51*** .27*** .24***
  Hopelessness .26*** .02 .41*** .09* .18*** −.01 .14** −.04
  Anxiety .22*** .10* .34*** .17*** .28*** .19*** .16*** .08
  Self-esteem −.37*** −.17*** −.59*** −.37*** −.26*** −.09 −.20*** −.03
Externalizing
  Alcohol Use .08 .03 .12* .05 .09* .06 .11* .08
  Drug Use −.01 −.07 .00 −.09 .07 .03 .10* .07
  Violence .10* −.02 .09* −.09* .18*** .10* .16*** .09*
  Impulsivity .15** .02 .21*** .03 .25**** .16*** 16*** .08
Abuse
  Abuse Sequelae .27*** .19*** .25*** .13** .13* .06 .25*** .20***
  History of .19*** .14** .11* .03 .11* .07 .15** .11*
  Sexual Abuse
Suicidality
  Suicide Risk .34*** .12** .48*** .16** .25*** .07 .20*** .03

Note. BDI = Beck Depression Inventory, Hopelessness = Hopelessness Scale for Children, Self-esteem = Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Alcohol Use = Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale, Drug Use = Drug Abuse Screening Test for Adolescents, Violence = Past Feelings and Acts of Violence Scale, Impulsivity = Impulsivity Control Scale, Suicide Risk = Suicide Risk Scale.

A

point-biserial correlations were conducted for the categorical variable self-induced vomiting.

*

p<.05,

**

p<.01,

***

p<.001.