The prevalence of eating disorders among teenage and college-age American women has increased during the past decade. The increase may be caused, in part, by societal pressure on women to conform to an ideal female figure (Striegel-Moore, Silverstein, & Rodin, 1986). Research has suggested that eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, consist of several psychopathological components, including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and social difficulties (Grubb, Sellers, & Waligroski, 1993; Rosen, Murkofsky, Steckler, & Skownick, 1989; Steiger, Leung, Ross, & Gulko, 1992)