E-ISSN : 2733-4538
This study was conducted to investigate the psychological characteristics of eating disorder patients. Eating Disorder Inventory(EDI-2) was administered to restrained(N=32), unrestrained eaters(N=37), overweighter(N=34) and eating disorder patients(N=38). The results of eating disorder group obtained significantly higher scores than other groups on Bulimia, Ineffectiveness, Introceptive awareness, Interpersonal distrust, Asceticism, Impulse regulation, Social insecurity. Restrained eater group obtained higher scores than unrestrained eater group on EDI subscales except drive thinness. Restrained eater group obtained significantly lower scores than eating disorder group on EDI subscales except Drive thiness, Body dissatisfaction. Most of the restrained eaters did not show any tendency to pathology and could be clearly distinguished from patients. On these traits eating disorder patients could be clearly distinguished from both restrained and unrestrainde eater(normal).