Department of Education, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel
Research Article
The Mediating Role of Emotional Distress in the Relationship between Differentiation of Self and the Risk of Eating Disorders among Young
Adults
Author(s): Ora Peleg*, Meyran Boniel-Nissim and Orna Tzischinsky
Background: The prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) is on the rise among male and female young adults. Given
that most studies have focused on adolescents and that there is a lack of research regarding EDs among young
adults, the current study aimed to examine this age group. In addition, based on findings indicating that emotional
distress may increase the risk of EDs, and that it is associated with differentiation of self (DoS), the main goal of the
current study was to investigate whether emotional distress mediates the relationship between DoS (emotional
reactivity, I-position, emotional cut off, fusion with others) and the risk of EDs.
Methods: A sample of 421 non-clinical participants was recruited to fill out questionnaires. Preliminary analyses
examined differences between males and females using t-tests. In addition.. View More»
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