Assessing Longitudinal Relationships among Thwarted Belongingness, Perceived Burdensomeness, and Eating Disorder Symptoms

Objective Past work has documented a cross‐sectional relationship between eating disorders ( ED ) and suicidality, but few studies have examined the directionality of this relationship. Informed by the interpersonal–psychological theory of suicide ( IPTS ), this study examines the bidirectional, longitudinal relationship between ED symptoms and two determinants of suicide ideation—thwarted belongingness ( TB ) and perceived burdensomeness ( PB...