Zachowania autoagresywne a obraz własnego ciała u kobiet z zaburzeniami odżywiania
Self-injurious behavior and body image in women with eating disorders

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present the phenomena of eating disorders, body image and autoaggressivebehaviour and to attempt to present the relationship between these variables in womenwith eating disorders. The study group (clinical) in the project consisted of 25 women diagnosedwith anorexia or bulimia, while the control group contained30 healthy women. The research madeuse of the following methods: The Body Self Questionnaire (J-C Scale) by Beata Mirucka and theInventory of the Psychological Aggression Syndrome (IPSA-II) by Zbigniew B. Gaś. The analysis ofthe results showed that women with anorexia and bulimia, had higher autoaggressive tendenciescompared to healthy women. In addition, in the study group the disturbed body image significantlycorrelated with the increased autoaggressive behavior. The obtained results are discussed in thecontext of the existing research findings and theories.

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