RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS AND SELF-CONCEPT IN BULIMIA-NERVOSA

Although numerous studies have examined the families of bulimic indivi duals, none have explicitly addressed how family factors relate to sel f-concept among patients with bulimia. This study used L. Benjamin's s tructural analysis of social behavior (1974) rating scales to assess h ow perceptions of parental relationships relate to self-concept. The r esults indicate that female patients with bulimia perceive both parent s as hostilely disengaged. Furthermore, the self-concepts of patients with bulimia were significantly associated with perceptions of paterna l attack/friendliness, which differentiated them from control particip ants. The results are discussed in terms of the possible relations bet ween family factors and self-concept in bulimia.