[Self-esteem: a comparison study between @entity1277 and XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity308 @entity913 @entity73 @entity448 @entity148 @entity1277
@entity1277 @entity1 evidenced very often a low self-esteem. Self-esteem in @entity1277 @entity1 is excessively based on body dissatisfaction. In @entity1277 there seems to be a link between body image dissatisfaction and social @entity148 . We hypothesised: self-esteem would be as low in @entity1277 @entity1 as in @entity913 @entity1 ; self-esteem would be lower in @entity1277 @entity1 with @entity913 than in @entity1 with @entity913 alone; self-esteem would be lower in @entity1277 @entity1 with @entity73 @entity1 with @entity308 cognitions; self-esteem could have different characteristics in the two disorders; self-esteem would be as low in @entity448 as in bulimia; 103 @entity1277 @entity1 (33 restrictive anorectics, 34 anorectics-bulimics, 36 bulimics) and 26 @entity913 @entity1 diagnosed according to DSM IV and ICD-10 criteria have been investigated by the Self-Esteem Inventory of Coopersmith, the Assertiveness Schedule of Rathus, the Fear Survey Schedule of Wolpe (FSS III) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). @entity1 were free of medication and presented no episode of @entity308 according to DSM IV criteria. Evaluations took place before any psychotherapy. Self-esteem in @entity1277 @entity1 is reduced at the same level as in @entity913 @entity1 ; 86.1% of the total sample and 84.5% of the @entity1277 @entity1 have a very low self-esteem (score 33 in the SEI). @entity1277 @entity1 have significantly higher scores in the Social (p=0.016) and Professional (p=0.0225) sub-scales of the SEI than @entity913 @entity1 . @entity1277 @entity1 show higher scores on the Assertiveness Schedule of Rathus (p=0.0013) than @entity913 @entity1 . @entity1277 @entity1 disclose higher scores on the BDI (p=0.0003) but @entity1277 @entity1 with @entity308 cognitions do not differ from @entity913 @entity1 with @entity308 cognitions in the level of self-esteem. The FSS III scores are significantly lower in @entity1277 @entity1 (p<0.0001). There is a difference in the nature of the deficit of self-esteem between the two @entity1 populations. Self-esteem is not influenced by the Body Mass Index (BMI) and is identically reduced in all groups of @entity1277 @entity1 . Whereas @entity1277 @entity1 have the same complaints compared to @entity913 , they differ significantly from @entity913 @entity1 in their characteristics of @entity913 and self-esteem.
