Psychological and weight-related characteristics of patients with anorexia nervosa-restricting type who later develop bulimia nervosa

Table 2 Comparisons of the dimensions of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale and the Temperament and Character Inventory

	Patients with AN-R only		Patients who crossed over from AN-R to AN-BP		Patients who crossed over from AN-R to BN
	n = 44		n = 22		n = 14
	Mean	(SD)	Mean	(SD)	Mean	(SD)	F values
MPS
Concern over mistakes	28.11	(6.99)	27.41	(10.27)	30.21	(7.06)	0.55
Personal standards	20.80	(5.18)	21.68	(6.25)	24.14	(5.95)	1.88
Parental expectations	11.11	(5.10)	12.55	(4.71)	14.14	(5.27)	2.08
Parental criticism	9.07	(3.86)	9.23	(3.12)	11.57^a	(3.08)	2.77^†
Doubts about actions	12.89	(3.64)	12.18	(3.38)	12.50	(2.85)	0.32
Organization	20.20	(3.86)	21.09	(4.16)	19.93	(3.25)	0.52
TCI
Novelty seeking	45.55	(6.42)	45.55	(6.21)	49.00	(5.94)	1.75
Harm avoidance	60.70	(9.67)	60.73	(7.75)	64.79	(7.47)	1.23
Reward dependence	42.39	(5.33)	42.23	(4.99)	40.64	(5.67)	0.60
Persistence	13.61	(3.10)	15.23	(3.54)	14.29	(2.92)	1.88
Self-directedness	61.89	(11.17)	57.82	(10.33)	53.79^a	(6.57)	3.62*
Cooperativeness	73.84	(8.03)	76.95	(6.71)	72.00	(9.96)	1.83
Self-transcendence	26.36	(7.31)	26.27	(8.31)	28.21	(5.03)	0.39

Statistical significance by ANOVA: ^†p < .10, *p < .05
^aSuperscript represents significant differences of p < .05 compared with patients with AN-R only by the Dunnett's test.
AN-R = Anorexia Nervosa Restricting-type, AN-BP = Anorexia Nervosa Binge-eating/purging type, BN = Bulimia Nervosa, MPS = Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, TCI = Temperament and Character Inventory, SD = standard deviation

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