Body image quality of life in eating disorders

Figures & data

Figure 1 Gender differences in Body Image Quality of Life Inventory-Spanish version (BIQLI-SP) scores among the three groups.

Abbreviation: ED, eating disorder.

Table 1 Reports of negative and positive effects (%) on the Body Image Quality of Life Inventory-Spanish version (BIQLI-SP)

BIQLI-SP items	Percentage reporting any negative effect			Percentage reporting any positive effect
	SG	NEDG	EDG	SG	NEDG	EDG
My basic feelings about myself (feelings of personal adequacy and self-worth)	17.6	36.4	61.7	38.5	39.3	23.4***
My feelings about my adequacy as a man or woman (feelings of masculinity or femininity)	9.9	20.8	36.2	74.7	49.5	38.3**
My interactions with people of my own sex	12.1	16.4	34.0	60.4	47.7	33.9*
My interactions with people of the other sex	15.4	19.8	43.5	73.6	56.1	34.8**
My experiences when I meet new people	18.7	17.6	37.0	53.8	50.5	37.0*
My experiences at work or at school	9.9	24.1	36.2	67.0	47.6	27.7**
My relationships with friends	4.4	12.3	28.3	51.1	53.8	37.0**
My relationships with family members	6.6	13.1	34.0	57.1	51.2	29.8**
My day-to-day emotions	14.4	39.9	46.8	61.1	31.0	27.7***
My satisfaction with my life in general	12.1	45.1	59.6	71.4	33.8	29.8***
My feelings of acceptability as a sexual partner	18.9	26.5	53.2	74.4	47.9	25.5***
My enjoyment of my sex life	16.9	26.7	42.6	70.8	42.9	21.3***
My ability to control what and how much I eat	16.7	28.9	55.3	57.8	34.8	27.7***
My ability to control my weight	28.6	33.2	51.1	49.5	29.8	23.4**
My activities for physical exercise	18.9	30.0	40.4	61.1	30.0	27.7***
My willingness to do things that might call attention to my appearance	15.7	26.7	38.3	47.2	25.7	27.7**
My daily “grooming” activities (ie, getting dressed and physically ready for the day)	8.9	29.4	38.3	60.0	38.9	38.3**
How confident I feel in my everyday life	11.0	39.9	53.2	71.4	39.9	36.2***
How happy I feel in my everyday life	6.6	39.7	40.4	79.1	32.1	42.6***

Notes: Percentages are based on those responding with negative (−3, −2, or −1) or positive ratings (+1, +2, or +3).

* P < 0.05;

** P < 0.01;

*** P < 0.001.

Abbreviations: SG, student group; NEDG, non-eating disorders group; EDG: eating disorders group.

Table 2 Correlations between Body Image Quality of Life Inventory-Spanish version (BIQLI-SP) and the eating disorder (ED) -related variables before and after controlling for the rest of variables

	BIQLI-SP
	Non-clinical group	Non-ED group	ED group
Biserial correlation
Drive for thinness	−0.34a	−0.40a	−0.53a
Bulimia	−0.09	−0.48a	−0.38a
Body dissatisfaction	−0.08	−0.47a	−0.39a
Partial correlation
Drive for thinness	−0.28c	−0.27c	−0.43a
Bulimia	−0.11	−0.33b	−0.35a
Body dissatisfaction	−0.06	−0.30b	−0.36a

Notes:

a P < 0.001;

b P < 0.01;

c P < 0.05.

Table 3 Correlations between Body Image Quality of Life Inventory-Spanish version (BIQLI-SP) and the psychological and psychopathological variables

	BIQLI-SP
	Non-clinical group	Non-ED group	ED group
PSQ
PSQ-general	−0.16	−0.36a	−0.12
PSQ-recent	−0.17	−0.43a	−0.09
Self-Esteem Scale SCL-90-R	0.11	0.44a	0.56a
Somatization	−0.07	−0.10	−0.05
Obsessive–compulsive	−0.05	−0.02	−0.11
Interpersonal sensitivity	−0.05	−0.28b	−0.05
Depression	−0.03	−0.04	−0.10
Phobic anxiety	−0.01	−0.07	−0.10
Hostility	−0.06	−0.14c	−0.09
Paranoid ideation	−0.04	−0.02	−0.08
Psychoticism	−0.05	−0.04	−0.02
Global severity index	−0.07	−0.34a	−0.10
Positive symptom total	−0.04	−0.33a	−0.06
Positive symptom distress index	−0.01	−0.01	−0.10

Notes:

a P < 0.001;

b P < 0.01;

c P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: ED, eating disorder; PSQ, Perceived Stress Questionnaire; SCL-90-R, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised.