Table 4 Correlations between the three factors of the Meanings of Anorexia Nervosa Questionnaire (MANQ) and participants’ clinical data, eating psychopathology, and personality

BMI

0.06

0.10

0.01

Age

−0.01

−0.02

0.22*

Age of onset

−0.06

−0.24*

0.11

Duration of illness

0.03

0.11

0.17

Duration of treatment, months

0.14

0.15

0.13

Duration of psychotherapy, number of sessions

−0.01

0.19

0.04

Number of prior hospitalizations

−0.01

0.08

0.33**

BDI

0.32**

0.34**

0.32**

ANSOCQ

−0.43**

−0.01

−0.07

EDI-2

Drive for thinness

0.44**

0.25*

0.17

Bulimia

−0.09

0.29**

0.22*

Body dissatisfaction

0.22*

0.19

0.32**

Ineffectiveness

0.34**

0.28**

0.29**

Perfectionism

0.29**

0.22*

0.26**

Interpersonal distrust

0.28*

0.14

0.23*

Interoceptive awareness

0.23*

0.33**

0.35**

Maturity fears

0.21

0.28**

0.16*

Asceticism

0.41**

0.4**

0.22*

Impulse regulation

0.29**

0.45**

0.19

Social insecurity

0.24*

0.22*

0.3**

TCI

Novelty seeking

0.01

0.1

−0.01

Harm avoidance

0.28**

0.2

0.34**

Reward dependence

−0.18

−0.01

−0.21

Persistence

0.14

0.01

−0.07

Self-directedness

−0.37**

−0.38**

−0.27*

Cooperativeness

−0.14

−0.19

−0.05

Self-transcendence

−0.14

0.05

−0.01