Abstract
The aim of the study was an attempt to determine the structure and intensity of perfectionism among junior secondary school students, which can significantly trigger the incidence of Anorexia Readiness Syndrome (ARS). The empirical study was conducted by means of the Food Attitude Questionnaire (FAQ) by Beata Ziółkowska (2001) and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) by Frost et al. (1990). The study was conducted on a group of 345 junior secondary school students. (1) A high level of anorexia readiness coexists with the parents' high level of criticism and their high expectations. (2) A high level of anorexia readiness coexists with excessive concern about one's own mistakes and doubts about actions. (3) The perception of one's own attractiveness coexists with excessive concern about one's own mistakes and excessive criticism on the part of the parents. (4) The higher the tendency to reduce weight, the deeper the concern about one's own mistakes and doubts about actions. (5) The individuals with a high level of anorexia readiness in comparison with the individuals with low anorexia readiness have a deeper concern about mistakes and higher personal standards. (6) The individuals with a high level of anorexia readiness, as compared to the people with low anorexia readiness, perceive their parents as more critical and demanding.
Highlights
Eating disorder is a serious medical and social problem in many countries
The analysis of the results shows that the individuals with high anorexia readiness obtained higher scores regarding the intensity of perfectionism factors compared to those with low anorexia readiness, and this difference is statistically significant (t = 7.85; p = 0.000)
The study assumed the existence of a significant relationship between perfectionism and the formation of anorexia readiness syndrome
Summary
An increase in the occurrence of these disorders is being observed in Poland, as evidenced by the results of epidemiological studies [1]. Anorexia nervosa appeared in the medical literature nearly a hundred years ago, some of the symptoms of this disorder have been described for centuries [2, 3]. In the Dictionary of psychology the term ‛anorexia nervosa’ is referred to as nervous anorexia. It is a psychologically-based disorder manifesting itself in lack of appetite combined with a slowdown of the body’s physiological activities [4]. It was indicated therein that anorexia is characterized by food aversion, combined with the desire to reduce body weight and often leading to a significant loss of body mass, and even to emaciation (cachexia). Weight loss is usually dramatic, which often leads to the emaciation of the body and generates serious health complications [5]
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