What Best Predicts Eating Disorders Neuroticisms and Depressions

What Best Predicts Eating Disorders? Neuroticism’s and Depression’s Effects on Eating Disorders with Gender and Asian Identity as Moderators Lia E. Follet, Youngstrom, Eric A. Depressive symptoms were a INTRO • Anxiety and depression both correlate with eating disorders • Less is known how this relationship is affected by gender and Asian identity • We looked at how gender and Asian identity moderate the relationships between neuroticism, depression, and eating disorders • Thesis: Gender and Asian identity would both be significant moderators of the relationship between neuroticism and eating disorders severity and depression and eating disorder severity stronger predictor of eating METHODS • Secondary Analysis with N=179 students(M=21. 65 years, SD=1. 86, 78% female) taking psychology courses in North Carolina and South Korea in 20182019 • Correlations and Multiple Linear Regression Analyses with moderations • Measures used: 7 Up and 7 Down Inventory (7 up 7 Down; Youngstrom et al. , 2013), Big Five Inventory (BFI; John et al. , 1991), Total Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (TEDQ; Luce & Crowther, Non-Cognitive Predictors of Student Success: 1999) A Predictive Validity Comparison Between Domestic and International Students RESULTS • Global eating disorder score correlated positively with: • Depressive symptoms (r=. 40, p <. 00005) • Neuroticism (r=. 21, p<. 05) • Female gender (r=. 19, p<. 05) • Global eating disorder score NOT correlated positively with asian Identity (r=. 03, n. s. ) • Multiple regression analyses: • Depression was positively correlated with eating disorder scores (beta=0. 39, p=0. 0000064) • Women more likely to have more eating disorder symptoms associated with depression than men (beta=0. 21, p=0. 016) • Neuroticism was not significantly correlated but… • When gender acted as a moderator, relationship approached significance (beta=-0. 18, p=0. 055) • With a N=237, there is an 80% chance that we would find significant results • Asian identity did not significantly moderate neuroticism or depression effects DISCUSSION • Depression was a significant predictor of global eating disorder scores • The effect was stronger for women than men. • Neuroticism was a significant predictor of global eating disorder scores • Neuroticism scores approached significance when considering gender, with the effect stronger for men • Asian identity was not a significant moderator or predictor of anxiety, depression, or eating disorder global scores FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS • To improve outcomes, treatments including men may want to focus more on anxiety-reducing techniques whereas treatments including women may want to include depression-reducing techniques. • For future research: • We should replace the variable looking at Asian identity with a variable considering exposure to Asian media, such as Korean pop music, Japanese pop music, and anime • We should focus on gender as a moderator, using a larger sample size disorder severity for women BUT Anxious symptoms were a stronger predictor of eating Non-Cognitive Predictors of Student Success: A Predictive Validity Comparison Between Domestic and International Students disorder severity for men. Comparing Neuroticism and Depression Scores’ Affects on Global Eating Disorder Score, Considering Gender Email: liafollet@gmail. com Take a picture to view OSF site