The relationship of thought control strategies with eating disorders in female students of Payam-e-Noor University in Yazd

authors:

avatar mojgan behrad 1 , * , avatar Mahmood Kamali 2

MSc of Psychology, Payam -e- Noor University of Yazd.
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Payam -e- Noor University of Yazd
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences: Vol.13, issue 7; e93816
published online: May 22, 2011
article type: Research Article
received: June 17, 2010
accepted: September 07, 2010

how to cite: behrad M, Kamali M. The relationship of thought control strategies with eating disorders in female students of Payam-e-Noor University in Yazd. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2011;13(7):e93816. 

Abstract

Background: The aim of this research was to determine the relationship of thought control strategies with eating disorders in female students in Yazd.
Materials and Method: This is a cross sectional research study. Statistical population was all female students of Payam-e-Noor University of Yazd in the academic year of 2009-2010. 220 students were randomly selected via simple random technique. To gather data, the following two instruments were used: Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ) and eating attitude questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis were used for statistical analysis.
Results: The relationship between general factor of TCQ and self-punishment, worry, reappraisal and distraction with eating disorder were significant (p<0.0001), but the relationship between social control with eating disorder was not significant (p>0.05). In this research, self-punishment and worry both were the best predictors of eating disorder. 
Conclusions: Result has been explained and clinical implications of the findings are also discussed

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