- Anorexics are found to have higher scores on perfectionsim tests than control groups
- As perfectionism levels increase, so does the severity of the Anorexia symptoms
- Tends to run in families which would usually indicate genetics...
- Maybe it is the increase in risk of developing a personality type that is a risk factor
- Researchers investigated cases of Anorexic boys and girls and found high levels of perfectionism in their past (73% for girls, 50% for boys)
:) Perfectionism is pre-dated: so it is not a symptom of the disorder
:( Retrospective, subjective qualitative data: issues of accuracy and reliability
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