The relationship between disordered eating behavior with early maladaptive schemas and anxiety in adolescent female

Aim: The current research aim is studying the relationship between disordered eating behavior (DEB) with early maladaptive schemas(EMS) and anxiety in adolescent female students in Shiraz . The method of present research is descriptive correlation. For this purpose, 190 female students of one to third year of high school of Shiraz selected by cluster sampling method and complete questionnaires. Young's schema Questionnaire short form (SQ-SF), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) Garner and Garfinkel (1979) and Depression, anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS) were used was utilized to evaluate early maladaptive schemas, disordered eating behavior and anxiety, respectively. Data analyzed through the SPSS21 software. Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that a significant correlation between most domains of area early maladaptive schemas (EMS) with disordered eating behavior (DEB). Also anxiety has significant correlation with disordered eating behavior (DEB). Stepwise regression Indicated impaired autonomy and performance (P According to significant role of early maladaptive schemas and anxiety in explains variance of disordered eating behavior in adolescent females, correction of maladaptive schemas and reduction of anxiety can be effective in reducing eating problems.