Racial and ethnic differences in the association between parent‐oriented perfectionism and disordered eating in college women

This study examined the associations between parent-oriented dimensions of perfectionism (parental expectations [PE] and parental criticism [PC]) and eating disorder (ED) symptomatology across racial/ethnic groups. It was hypothesized that parent-oriented perfectionism would be positively associated with ED symptomatology for White and Asian American women.Undergraduate women (N = 1,173) completed questionnaires assessing perfectionism, EDs, and...