RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DYSFUNCTIONAL COGNITIONS, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, AND BULIMIC TENDENCIES

This study assessed the relationships among dysfunctional cognitions, depression, and bulimia tendencies. Female undergraduates (N = 160) co mpleted the Bulimia Test, Beck Depression Inventory, Center for Epidem iologic Studies-Depression Scale, Dysfunctional Attitude Scale, Genera l Attitude and Belief Scale, Irrational Beliefs Scale, and Cognitive E rror Questionnaire. Both bulimia and depression scores were significan tly correlated with the cognitive scales. When depression was entered first into a regression equation, significant variance in bulimia scor es was still accounted for by the cognitive measures. Results are cons istent with a model of dysfunctional cognitions having a relationship with bulimic symptomatology which is at least partially independent of depression.